Thanks for posting about the Heuston side timetable book as I wasn’t aware of it and would find it useful.
I picked up the Connolly side timetable a few months ago. For a moment I thought it was an internal timetable as after IÉ stopped selling the complete timetable books they continued to produce a timetable book for staff reference (from their placing and the fact there were several of them it was obvious they were for customers).
Some years ago the norm when alterations were made was for a card or photocopied sheet to be inserted into the timetable or a sticker to be applied to the cover.
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We will publish the complete InterCity, DART and Commuter timetable in a booklet annually. There will be a nominal fee for the booklet to cover our production costs. We will also publish, and provide free of charge, individual route and DART station-specific timetable sheets and leaflets
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Source: Passenger’s Charter at:
http://www.irishrail.ie/travel-information/irish-domestic-rail-travel
(accessed today)
The 2009 timetable book retailed at €3 and in my view a nominal charge is fair enough.
Web information and Apps are all well and good assuming one has a device to hand and the further assumption that there is wifi or an internet signal to access it. It’s just as fast to leaf through a book. Granted all trains and many stations have wifi but away from these there are many internet black/poor coverage spots in the country.
In conclusion it’s pleasing that a timetable book is once again available and would compliment those involved though an insert with alterations is a must and a nominal charge would offset printing costs.