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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 14-06-2010, 17:09
Replies: 10
Views: 9,567
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
The day the glazing fell off the roof at Pearse a...

The day the glazing fell off the roof at Pearse a couple of years ago, I remember having to get off a northbound train at Tara Street (I suppose it would have been about 19:00) and finding the...
Forum: Luas Discussion 23-02-2010, 18:24
Replies: 7
Views: 7,173
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
Isn't the bit above ground just a vent for an...

Isn't the bit above ground just a vent for an underground structure? I always thought it was.
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 11-12-2009, 18:59
Replies: 18
Views: 13,447
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
Bord Pleanála has refused permission for the...

Bord Pleanála has refused permission for the station as "premature pending the determination by the Planning Authority and the NRA of a road layout for the Dunkettle Interchange" -...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 11-10-2009, 10:26
Replies: 7
Views: 4,949
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
In fairness, Metro North and Interconnector are...

In fairness, Metro North and Interconnector are there, with a completion date of 2016; they're under the "Bus Rapid Transit" heading (!), as is rail freight. Everything else not already under...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-09-2009, 20:19
Replies: 105
Views: 63,100
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
The Transport Committee transcripts are here:...

The Transport Committee transcripts are here: http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=TRJ20090916.xml&Node=H3&Page=1 (Moderators please move if this fits better into another thread.)
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 16-02-2009, 20:20
Replies: 5
Views: 4,221
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0216/morningireland_av...

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0216/morningireland_av.html?2492032,null,209
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 27-01-2009, 17:35
Replies: 11
Views: 6,571
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
A QBC from Confey to Hazelhatch was proposed in...

A QBC from Confey to Hazelhatch was proposed in (actually, judging from the context, more likely in advance of) the 2000 Scott Wilson study of Dublin Bus, but it never materialised:...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 10-07-2008, 16:15
Replies: 18
Views: 13,447
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
It was, but it doesn't seem to be any more. (I...

It was, but it doesn't seem to be any more. (I have a local pdf copy if anybody's interested.)
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 06-07-2008, 14:09
Replies: 18
Views: 13,447
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
I'm pretty sure it was across the Glashaboy River...

I'm pretty sure it was across the Glashaboy River bridge from the roundabout. The building survived into the late 1980s. The station shows up on my 1985 street map of Cork, despite having been closed...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 12-05-2008, 16:13
Replies: 96
Views: 54,986
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
What about a situation like Jervis, where the...

What about a situation like Jervis, where the platform takes up the entire width of the footpath?
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 03-05-2008, 11:33
Replies: 96
Views: 54,986
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
A touchy subject, but I believe there's little...

A touchy subject, but I believe there's little love lost between the Airport Police and certain elements of the GardaÃ* (who are of the opinion that they have no right to be called police). That's...
Forum: Dublin Cork 09-04-2008, 16:24
Replies: 10
Views: 15,559
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.a...

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.asp?action=view&news_id=332
(although, if you're going to sponsor something, it might be a good idea to get your name into the press releases :) ).
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 15-02-2008, 18:00
Replies: 8
Views: 7,005
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
It's up now:...

It's up now: http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=TRJ20080213.xml&Node=H3#H3
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 14-02-2008, 17:26
Replies: 47
Views: 19,117
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
I remember reading somewhere (I half-recall it...

I remember reading somewhere (I half-recall it was a discussion of the Tyne and Wear Metro in an engineering journal, but I could be mistaken) that there was no tunnel-diameter advantage for third...
Forum: Dublin Belfast 06-02-2008, 20:07
Replies: 12
Views: 40,164
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
Wasn't a Dublin-Newry commuter service tried in...

Wasn't a Dublin-Newry commuter service tried in the mid-to-late 1990s?
Forum: Up To Date Travel Information 30-01-2008, 20:13
Replies: 8
Views: 4,562
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
I was on the 18:46 northbound from Dún Laoghaire...

I was on the 18:46 northbound from Dún Laoghaire and it was only a minute or two behind time. I did hear an announcement about a southbound Greystones train 20 minutes late somewhere along the way...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 08-01-2008, 18:45
Replies: 127
Views: 47,997
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
Mark, Midleton would be financially viable in...

Mark,

Midleton would be financially viable in the sense of covering capital costs from revenue? (I know it would be profitable - as would Navan - insofar as covering operating costs is concerned.)...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 08-01-2008, 18:20
Replies: 127
Views: 47,997
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
As a matter of interest, how many T21 rail...

As a matter of interest, how many T21 rail projects are financially, as opposed to economically, viable? Pace isn't (http://www.meathontrack.com/uploads/Clon_Dunb_M3FeasibilityReport.pdf#page=26) and...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 13-12-2007, 20:40
Replies: 13
Views: 5,701
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
Woodlawn never closed, whereas Monasterevin did...

Woodlawn never closed, whereas Monasterevin did (for a bit more than 20 years, I think).
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 25-11-2007, 20:15
Replies: 34
Views: 11,499
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
I don't think IÉ can really maintain that...

I don't think IÉ can really maintain that position in the context of their Broadstone proposal. (BTW, I agree with what weehamster and Mark Hennessy said re the tone of the article.)
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-11-2007, 20:17
Replies: 8
Views: 4,421
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
I see John Henry is going to be addressing the...

I see John Henry is going to be addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport on the subject of the 2010-2030 strategy next...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 19-11-2007, 20:30
Replies: 37
Views: 91,582
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
The Kilcock park-and-ride thing has actually been...

The Kilcock park-and-ride thing has actually been looked at in the past. I remember the 2000 Scott Wilson report on Dublin Bus (and Bus Éireann within the Greater Dublin Area) mentioned it in...
Forum: Up To Date Travel Information 14-11-2007, 21:44
Replies: 2
Views: 3,502
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
The 15:42 Pearse-Drogheda was delayed to around...

The 15:42 Pearse-Drogheda was delayed to around 16:50; not sure if this had anything to do with it.
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 30-10-2007, 17:28
Replies: 8
Views: 4,421
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
It was an IÉ document that (just about) preceded...

It was an IÉ document that (just about) preceded PfC, and that the DTO took into account in drawing up their strategy. I'm not sure "published" is the word - I've never been able to get hold of a...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 24-10-2007, 16:52
Replies: 8
Views: 4,421
Posted By Prof_Vanderjuice
In fairness to the DTO, the original DTI strategy...

In fairness to the DTO, the original DTI strategy was set up on the assumption that there'd be a review every five or six years (Platform for Change was the first) and this was one of the reasons why...
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