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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
The actual running cost is 1.9 million per annum, of which 55% is pure staff cost. A significant service level increase would be offset in full by increased revenue as much of the cost base is fixed.
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It seems that, if that is the case, additional services would make a significant inroad into the losses. Indeed, converting the level crossings to automatic operation would significantly reduce the running costs too based on those figures.
My real concern is whether the NTA will stand up to IE given as the Tribune revealed months ago, the closure is essentially a political decision sanctioned at some unofficial level by the Minister for Transport. May I suggest that a well-worded FOI to the Department of Transport might make interesting reading?