DART Closure post Christmas

[sean]

Originally Posted by peter t

Imperial measurements generally are a completely out-dated format in this country, not just in terms of road signage but in any line of business. IR will eventually come round and change it, as within a generation people will simply not know what a mile is.

I certainly hope so, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I despise the imperial system.

But that is somewhat off-topic for this thread.

I seem to recall some years ago, having read that concrete sleepers require a deeper ballast bed than older wood sleepers. Given the array of low bridges on that stretch, it doesn't seem practical to use concrete sleepers on ballast. So I just answered my own earlier question.

I would also wonder why the speed limit will be (probably) no higher than 30Mph? It will certainly be a welcome improvement over the crawling pace movement over the section at present, but still, you'd think with new rails etc it would be better. Any curves etc can't be that bad!

[sean]

One last question. When it said that the works were "to" the 3rd of January, do they mean exclusive or inclusive.

i.e. will services restart on the 3rd or the 4th?

[Mark Gleeson]

The kph/mph situation is irrelevant and has no bearing on passenger experiences. If anyone has a problem with Irish Rail's use of imperial measurements they can take it up with the European Rail Agency. There will be no further discussion on this topic

The line is tightly curved hence the speed limit

[Eddie]

Given the recent spate of appalling weather, Irish Rail are very lucky to have timed these works perfectly during a period of respite. There could have been delays for weeks if work had started but couldn't be completed on time due to poor weather.