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Unread 27-08-2009, 15:17   #76
Mark Gleeson
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Originally Posted by irishsaint View Post
They have refuelling capability in the york st depot, takes a train 4 mins to get there from central and it doesnt have to change lines. Unlike drogheda, the enterprise is getting about 15 -20 mins turn around time in central...... maybe it should unload, go to the depot refuel and the collect from central... might leave a few mins late but its not going to delay it 45mins... sometimes i leave things thinking there must be a logical reason why they are not doing something that seesm logical, other times i complain but experiences to date... the never ever do the logical thing.
Problem is you can't do Dublin-Belfast-Dublin on a single tank of diesel, you need to top up in Drogheda to be sure. It might be 4 minutes to York Road but the Dargan Bridge is in the way and its single track and full of local commuter trains.

The only solution is a third train which would relieve the pressure

Sure they could turn the trains around but then fueling in Belfast becomes difficult, while Drogheda would still be a challenge, though easier
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