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Double Deck Coach in Galway?

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  • 16-09-2012 8:13pm
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    foggy_lad
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    Are Bus Éireann going to start using the new Double Deck coaches on the 20/ X20 services? I saw one parked up out in the depot in Galway today. It is hardly there for maintenance! Would there not be serious luggage issues with students and shoppers with large suitcases and bags?

    While I'm on about the Dublin to Galway bus, particularly the x20 I have a question for bus Éireann people. When travelling between Athlone and Galway should this service be using the brand new multi million Euro motorway or just sticking to the broke down old national route like many drivers seem to do?

    Motorway allows them travel at up to 100kph so will be faster even with slightly longer access roads between the motorway and the few stops on the route, and is a lot more comfortable than the old route especially on the new buses yet many drivers won't use it?! Why is this?


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    The Idyll Race
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Are Bus Éireann going to start using the new Double Deck coaches on the 20/ X20 services? I saw one parked up out in the depot in Galway today. It is hardly there for maintenance! Would there not be serious luggage issues with students and shoppers with large suitcases and bags?

    Did you ask Bus Eireann, perhaps? No? In which case why are you asking the forum users?


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    kub
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    Here you go- http://irishtransport.yuku.com/directory
    Ask the lads on this site, they know a thing or two about CIE etc.


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    n97 mini
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    The Idyll Race wrote: »
    Did you ask Bus Eireann, perhaps? No? In which case why are you asking the forum users?

    Perhaps because it's Sunday and there are no BE staff to ask today? Or maybe he just felt like asking cranky gits for answers?


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    AlekSmart
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Are Bus Éireann going to start using the new Double Deck coaches on the 20/ X20 services? I saw one parked up out in the depot in Galway today. It is hardly there for maintenance! Would there not be serious luggage issues with students and shoppers with large suitcases and bags?

    While I'm on about the Dublin to Galway bus, particularly the x20 I have a question for bus Éireann people. When travelling between Athlone and Galway should this service be using the brand new multi million Euro motorway or just sticking to the broke down old national route like many drivers seem to do?

    Motorway allows them travel at up to 100kph so will be faster even with slightly longer access roads between the motorway and the few stops on the route, and is a lot more comfortable than the old route especially on the new buses yet many drivers won't use it?! Why is this?

    If I were Foggy_Lad,and I was actually interested in getting answers to the (latest) list of questions,I would firstly try Bus Eireann themselves then move swiftly along to the NTA.

    Most of us Monkeys on here cannot do the Organ Grinders work,unless Foggy_Lad can find an adaptor to plug in....;)


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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    Sponge Bob
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    CityDirect have a Red double decker on the Knocknacarra route nowadays so Bus Éireann gotta shape UP!


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    flazio
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Are Bus Éireann going to start using the new Double Deck coaches on the 20/ X20 services? I saw one parked up out in the depot in Galway today. It is hardly there for maintenance! Would there not be serious luggage issues with students and shoppers with large suitcases and bags?

    While I'm on about the Dublin to Galway bus, particularly the x20 I have a question for bus Éireann people. When travelling between Athlone and Galway should this service be using the brand new multi million Euro motorway or just sticking to the broke down old national route like many drivers seem to do?

    Motorway allows them travel at up to 100kph so will be faster even with slightly longer access roads between the motorway and the few stops on the route, and is a lot more comfortable than the old route especially on the new buses yet many drivers won't use it?! Why is this?
    There are bus stops along the route that are miles away from the motorway.


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    Vic_08
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Motorway allows them travel at up to 100kph so will be faster even with slightly longer access roads between the motorway and the few stops on the route, and is a lot more comfortable than the old route especially on the new buses yet many drivers won't use it?! Why is this?

    Loughrea is approx 10km (of broke down old national route:rolleyes:) away from J16 on the M6, not slightly longer. Of course you would have known this had you searched for the info or even just glanced at a map before coming on here with yet another of your attacks on BE drivers.

    Perhaps if you worked for a living rather than swanning around the country courtesy of the public purse you would have a little bit more respect for people doing their job than to constantly attempt to slander them with an endless stream of fabricated gripes.


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    L1011
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    Vic_08 wrote: »
    Loughrea is approx 10km (of broke down old national route:rolleyes:) away from J16 on the M6

    The road in to Loughrea from J16 is entirely new-build.


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