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Mark Gleeson · 15-01-2007, 16:10

http://forum.platform11.org/showthread.php?t=1774

Since the 16:50 never called at Dundalk its not forcing anyone elsewhere, the very lucky few get a chance to try the 16:50 this year, it won't make a difference say 120 get the 16:50 who got the 17:13 thats only 15 fewer in each coach of the 17:13 and within about a week that space will be gone just like every time before

IE are already running for cover after the screw up with the boarding cards and it exposed a few interesting dodgy practices IE have been using on the Northern line

If you board at Pearse (bear in mind Pearse Dundalk is same fare as Connolly Dundalk) so DART it over you have a more than a fair chance of getting a seat if you first work out where the doors will be.

Litterally everything bar the kitchen sink is out on the commuter services at peak, there is an extra 1240 capacity an hour to beyond Malahide in the pipeline but government pulled the money in 1999 for the project to make it possible to run more trains into the city, the money appeared again in 2005 should be done by 2008.

Given every train is full to crush load no amount of fiddling with the timetable is going to produce any improvement

There was a dream of 10 coach double decker to Drogheda, it sounds like a dream but it was very very real until the funding was refused in T21

Root cause of overcrowding is Government refusal to spend the cash
Irish Rail are responsible for not getting that extra 5% out of the system to make it bareable

15-01-2007, 16:10	#10
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	http://forum.platform11.org/showthread.php?t=1774 Since the 16:50 never called at Dundalk its not forcing anyone elsewhere, the very lucky few get a chance to try the 16:50 this year, it won't make a difference say 120 get the 16:50 who got the 17:13 thats only 15 fewer in each coach of the 17:13 and within about a week that space will be gone just like every time before IE are already running for cover after the screw up with the boarding cards and it exposed a few interesting dodgy practices IE have been using on the Northern line If you board at Pearse (bear in mind Pearse Dundalk is same fare as Connolly Dundalk) so DART it over you have a more than a fair chance of getting a seat if you first work out where the doors will be. Litterally everything bar the kitchen sink is out on the commuter services at peak, there is an extra 1240 capacity an hour to beyond Malahide in the pipeline but government pulled the money in 1999 for the project to make it possible to run more trains into the city, the money appeared again in 2005 should be done by 2008. Given every train is full to crush load no amount of fiddling with the timetable is going to produce any improvement There was a dream of 10 coach double decker to Drogheda, it sounds like a dream but it was very very real until the funding was refused in T21 Root cause of overcrowding is Government refusal to spend the cash Irish Rail are responsible for not getting that extra 5% out of the system to make it bareable Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 15-01-2007 at 16:16.