Monasterevin

[areidy]

thanks stevee. Fingers crossed when the Kildare Route Project is finished we could get another train in the evening. I hate the thought of having to go to Kildare for an evening train!!

Aish

[stevetee]

Hi,

Just noticed the new initiative by Iarnrod Eireann to involve customers in a new timetable consultation process. We've definitely been here before but any port in a storm as they say.

Does anyone know how this is going to work as far as the existing Rail User Groups are concerned ?

Steve

[Mark Gleeson]

In typical Irish Rail fashion some groups got an email from Irish Rail some did not

If you didn't it means you are seen as trouble (i.e. fighting for passengers and wont take usual Irish Rail cover stories and know us) If you got an email its probably because you buy the Irish Rail line

Can produce a case to get the 23:10 to Kildare extended to Portlaoise in a way as to save Irish Rail money

[stevetee]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

In typical Irish Rail fashion some groups got an email from Irish Rail some did not

If you didn't it means you are seen as trouble (i.e. fighting for passengers and wont take usual Irish Rail cover stories and know us) If you got an email its probably because you buy the Irish Rail line

Can produce a case to get the 23:10 to Kildare extended to Portlaoise in a way as to save Irish Rail money

We got the invite ok and submitted the same set of changes MRUG agreed with IE end of 2009. We're going round in circles at this stage but better than standing still.

[areidy]

What were those changes? For what its worth myself and my husband stuck in some suggestions on the Irish rail page.

Aish

[areidy]

Stevetee,
I seen on a monasterevin discussion forum you're thinking of another rail users meeting.
(Think it was you!) I'd be interested in going along when you know when it is.

Aish

[stevetee]

Originally Posted by areidy

Stevetee,
I seen on a monasterevin discussion forum you're thinking of another rail users meeting.
(Think it was you!) I'd be interested in going along when you know when it is.

Aish

Hi there,

I arranged 3 meetings during March/April 2011, one of which was stillborn by date mixup but on all occasions no-one showed up. I'm used to this level of response, takes time to get peoples attention but Ive now left it until end of May/early June before attempting to organise a meeting. People are either busy, asleep or disinterested.

The changes I referred to are listed in an earlier posting on this thread. MRUG met up with IE last in October 2009 to discuss timetable tweaks and the response was suspiciously productive. Nothing came of it alas bar the late night addition which was great and I hope people are using it.

There remains a huge hole in the Dublin bound timetable between 9am and 7pm that requires serious plugging but with the KRP, the recession blah-de-blah, IE have gone all quiet and MRUG suspect the patient may be terminally ill - note IE wasnt mentioned as a potential candidate for sell-off in McCarthys latest "Ode to a Firesale".

We've a tough battle to even get their attention these days but MRUG are in it for the long haul.

Ill post up any meeting notifications here and on the Monasterevin Forum.

Steve