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Unread 25-03-2013, 16:48   #8
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In some respects I sympathise with the IE timetabling folks. Were they to advance the 1710 to Castlerea even as a non-calling service it imposes a 14 minute or more delay on the Westport-Heuston service coming the other way. Some of that could be made up by getting the 1710 there faster but only by dropping stops on the existing service which will have to be made up elsewhere. The solution which causes least havoc to the timetable overall is the one they chose. As long as the KRP remains unfinished and InterCity trains are doing double duty as Commuter then that's how it going to stay I think.

Of course, if the 1710 does decent business to Roscommon and there is no longer room for some of Newbridge/Kildare/Monasterevin trade on Fridays then IE will have to deal with the issue anyway.

That said, if pointing out the inability to raise capacity on the Westport line due to the lack of SDO for Castlerea and Ballyhaunis would help get 29000s off the Wicklow line...
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