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MrX · 11-08-2009, 20:59

I really didn't like the tone that the Irish Rail spokesperson took. He basically implied that Rail Users Ireland are a bunch of trainspotter cooks.

People expect a decent level of service, this is something that Irish Rail has very rarely managed to achieve over the years. Things have improved, but things like shakey trains need to be dealt with without sneering at the passengers who brought the problem to the media's attention.

The Cork-Dublin trains are too bumpy at the moment and the Enterprise is even worse.

I'm sure the companies who made both of these trains are very reputable and don't have these kinds of problems elsewhere, which leaves only one explanation - the tracks aren't smooth enough.

The older Mark 3 trains which used to operate on the Cork line are unusual, they were a British Rail design which was specified to work on shoddy tracks. A BR cost saving programme which avoided / postponed line upgrades in the UK in the 1970s/80s.

11-08-2009, 20:59	#10
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	I really didn't like the tone that the Irish Rail spokesperson took. He basically implied that Rail Users Ireland are a bunch of trainspotter cooks. People expect a decent level of service, this is something that Irish Rail has very rarely managed to achieve over the years. Things have improved, but things like shakey trains need to be dealt with without sneering at the passengers who brought the problem to the media's attention. The Cork-Dublin trains are too bumpy at the moment and the Enterprise is even worse. I'm sure the companies who made both of these trains are very reputable and don't have these kinds of problems elsewhere, which leaves only one explanation - the tracks aren't smooth enough. The older Mark 3 trains which used to operate on the Cork line are unusual, they were a British Rail design which was specified to work on shoddy tracks. A BR cost saving programme which avoided / postponed line upgrades in the UK in the 1970s/80s. Last edited by MrX : 11-08-2009 at 21:03.