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[Colm Moore]

While I'm sure they have detailed statistics on use, there is not guarantee that someone will show up to pay that fare.

To be fair though, if a service is known to be busy, it makes little sense to offer discount fares (a) it would mean them losing money (b) it would mean the service would be over full of people with the low fare and the people who can only use that service. This serves neither the operator nor the passenger.

[Kilocharlie]

This mornings realtime display included two non-existent trains!

1. 0515 Westport even though this service 'joined' the 6:05 from Galway. This is a daily non-train

2. 0720 Portlaoise. This was canceled but still appears on the Realtime display.

I guess if a train is not detected by CTC, the Realtime display simply displays the timetable!

Having said that, the Realtime display is actually quite useful as it does give etas for the real trains. However it cannot predict that a train may be held at Cherryville.

PS: The 0610 ex Waterford took on the 0720's schedule leading to a very crowded train. At Hazelhatch it called at the fast platform while all the passengers were waiting on the slow platform - result mad scramble. Passengers at Adamstown were better informed.

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by Kilocharlie

This mornings realtime display included two non-existent trains!

1. 0515 Westport even though this service 'joined' the 6:05 from Galway. This is a daily non-train

2. 0720 Portlaoise. This was canceled but still appears on the Realtime display.

I guess if a train is not detected by CTC, the Realtime display simply displays the timetable!

you should have seen it during the unofficial strikes