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metrovick001 wrote: »

Standard pratice in IE unfortunatly. Some accountant's spread sheet will give the right result at the end of the quarter.

Which given the current state of things may be the right approach. It may be unpopular, but if it hardy used then it is the right decision.

davidlacey wrote: »

Yes

The points at Docklands were only left in situ to make for easier access for PW trains headed south of Connolly. I gather that it was seldom used and the points are needed elsewhere hence it's removal.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

The points at Docklands were only left in situ to make for easier access for PW trains headed south of Connolly. I gather that it was seldom used and the points are needed elsewhere hence it's removal.

any idea where they will be reused?

There were no trains out of docklands at 5 on Friday due to a "points failure" - was this real or due to removal work that over ran?

Nothing borrowed by the State during Tiger did anything like as much damage as guaranteeing Anglo did. In any event, there are more than enough threads on this board answering the question put - IE had a simply enormous infrastructural deficit. But even as that was being sorted, time and again people would ask this as if it was to deliver TGVs rather than to remove the threat of imminent fatal accidents.

There was fault is that where lines needed major work, there was no obvious examination for the ongoing business case of the line before approving the works - Rosslare-Waterford arguably the best example, where rails were left and if I recall correctly stolen after the line was suspended.

Edit: like Foynes, I would imagine Dublin Port would be told "we don't need it, if you do pay for it" if it was deemed freight-useful but not so for passenger.

dowlingm wrote: »

Nothing borrowed by the State during Tiger did anything like as much damage as guaranteeing Anglo did. In any event, there are more than enough threads on this board answering the question put - IE had a simply enormous infrastructural deficit. But even as that was being sorted, time and again people would ask this as if it was to deliver TGVs rather than to remove the threat of imminent fatal accidents.

There was fault is that where lines needed major work, there was no obvious examination for the ongoing business case of the line before approving the works - Rosslare-Waterford arguably the best example, where rails were left and if I recall correctly stolen after the line was suspended.

Edit: like Foynes, I would imagine Dublin Port would be told "we don't need it, if you do pay for it" if it was deemed freight-useful but not so for passenger.

your correct. infact i don't think it was very long after the DTA stole the service from us. certainly examining the case to do works would have been the right thing to do but this is ireland so arse ways is the way.