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24-11-2008, 12:17 | #1 | |
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Cork - Cobh Line reopens
http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=437
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24-11-2008, 12:22 | #2 |
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What they don't say
The works are not finished The stations remain inaccessible The vast bulk of the signaling work hasn't even started The existing signaling might be a bit old but the Youghal line was never disconnected and hasn't been modified yet They where 4 days late in reopening
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24-11-2008, 13:10 | #3 |
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hi guys,
the Cork - Cobh line has been reopened since Saturday. It was on the local radio station (96FM) all day about it being reopened, or "In-service trials operating on the Cobh line" I travelled on the 14:00 from Cork to Cobh yesterday. It was the 2600/2700 "hybrid" set. There still is a bit of a jump/step when alighting from the train at Cobh. The BIG jump at Glounthaune/Cobh Jctn has been removed with the rise in the platform height. Another thing that was not mentioned on the irishrail website was that the goods yard at North Esk in Cork was disconnected from the Irish Railway network, but that might not be of interest to any passengers, but is a bummer for potential rail freight! Finbarr Cork. |
24-11-2008, 13:25 | #4 |
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Heard rumors it reopened on Saturday, however a report of a train running doesn't mean it was in service (they would have to check the trains didn't hit the raised platforms) so we could say nothing.
Cobh looks like a bit of a mess, everything is great for the first 90m of the platform and then it goes back to the mess it was before Couldn't give a monkeys about North Esk, Port of Cork are planning to move elsewhere anyway
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27-11-2008, 10:00 | #5 |
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Mark, to add to your list of items:
There are still no signs for stations at Carrigaloe & Rushbrook. The entrance to Carrigaloe station looks like an entrance to a private dwelling. It is utter madness that they spend money on upgrading the stations and do not put signs in place to direct people to the stations! Both stations are only meters from the road. Rushbrook can be clearly seen from the road, but still a sign is kind of fundamental! Finbarr. |
27-11-2008, 11:26 | #6 |
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Usual excuse is street signage in the local authority problem. Really the lack of any serious promotion of the service is killing its prospects. If IE bothered to pay for the signs the local authority (given Cork's support for rail services) would most likely be very helpful
While there is a physical accessibility issue, there is also a perceived accessibility issue, I don't know where the station is, don't know the fares, timetable and so on Is little Island unstaffed now? Or is it permanently staffed. It curiously has a TVM
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