Well there is a dirty great tank with "20,000 litre Diesel Tank" written on it at the end of platform 1 in Connolly so I guess there must be the equivalent in Heuston. It would be too stupid even for Irish Rail to be sending a train on a 60 mile round trip to get enough fuel for 1000 miles.
The situation out of Connolly must be even worse as by my reckoning there must be 4 sets overnighting in Sligo, as the 1505, 1600, 1705 & 1905 all arrive after (or just as) the last up-train leaves.
There were a lot of stupid decisions made by Irish Rail (and others) during the Celtic Tiger but there is very little can be done about them.
|