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comcor · 09-03-2012, 17:28

Why do some Cork-Dublin services have 5 standard class carriages and some have 4?

I'm currently on the 17:00 Dublin-Cork and there are significant numbers standing? Why? Because there's only 4 standard class carriages.

If the different configs have to be operated for some reason, is there a good reason they can't be kept away from the 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00 ex Dublin and the 06:15 and 07:30 ex Cork as these trains have higher loads than normal?

09-03-2012, 17:28	#1
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	Number of carriages on Cork-Dublin services Why do some Cork-Dublin services have 5 standard class carriages and some have 4? I'm currently on the 17:00 Dublin-Cork and there are significant numbers standing? Why? Because there's only 4 standard class carriages. If the different configs have to be operated for some reason, is there a good reason they can't be kept away from the 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00 ex Dublin and the 06:15 and 07:30 ex Cork as these trains have higher loads than normal?