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Unread 02-08-2006, 18:23   #21
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Put it this way last week on the slightly sick MK4 train limited to 60 mph we did Kildare Dublin in 36 minutes which is still faster than any published timing despite not being able to travel at line speed
I could swear that most mornings my 0710 train gets to Portarlington from Heuston in 40 minutes. (just checked timetable 07:10-07:48) Portarlington is more than 4 minutes further than Kildare and I think a late Mayo train (most ayo trains are still late despite the padding) did it in 35minutes once to make up time.
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Unread 02-08-2006, 19:13   #22
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Did it in 36 minutes last week no problems
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Just to show its a daily occourance im just off the 1552 from templemore to heuston. It left 10 mins late turned up on time.

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Unread 09-08-2006, 21:09   #24
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I was on the 08:05 Heuston-Westport last week and it left Tullamore 17 minutes late due to having to cross a delayed ex Galway train coming the other way.

By the time the 08:05 train got to Athlone it was only 6 minutes late !!

The timetables are padded so the IE clowns can say that high percentages of their trains run "on time" to make the customer charter look good.

Bit of a joke really, customer charter almost seems to do more harm than good !!
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Unread 10-08-2006, 21:58   #25
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The 8:05 Dublin to Westport has to wait for the Galway train to cross in Tullamore EVERY DAY! It is scheduled to arrive there at 09:01 while the other train isn't even scheduled to leave until 10 or 11 past. That means if the Galway-Dublin train is 5 late......

In reality the 08:05 usually takes it's time on the way to Tullamore and turns up late for a quicker crossover. There is an arrow that usually slows it in Kildare as it changes track to return to Dublin. You'd think the nice people in Irish Rail would give us an extra 5 minutes in bed and delay departure to 08:10 and so miss all the messing......

It's great fun on that line. The late crossings delay each other on and on until you get to the last train of the evening so they build in more and more time! Maybe Tullamore should be renamed Paddington.
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