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Iarnrod Eireann is to permit cycles on all commuter trains including the Dart.

  • 01-04-2010 12:16am
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Iarnrod Eireann has decided to permit cycles on commuter trains in a move that has been welcomed by the Green Party.

    Restrictions apply to off peak services only and bicycles must be secured in specially adapted racks in certain cars.

    bicycle-on-train.jpg


    More: Irish Times.


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  • #2
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Restrictions apply to off peak services only and bicycles must be secured in specially adapted racks in certain cars.
    Presumably you mean the restrictions apply to peak-time services? Surely there would be less need to have restrictions at off-peak.
    It's good to see the Green's participation in Government finally achieving something that should really have been done years ago.


    P.S. Good one :-)


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,579 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Old news.

    http://cuffestreet.blogspot.com/
    There's been a good take up of the Cycle to Work scheme by Irish Rail employees. 230 applications have been made from the 4,500 staff who work for Irish Rail. That's a 5% take-up rate, which is pretty impressive, given that so many of their staff live a short walk from rail stations. I went on to discuss the bikes on trains issue. I've been in endless correspondence with the company on this one. With the elimination of "guard's vans" it's been difficult in recent years to get your bike onto trains. Mr. Fearn says however that all inter-city trains are once again taking bikes. There's space for three on three carriage sets, and six on six-car trains. I raised the cost of travelling with a bike which can be as much as €8 on a single journey. Mr. Fearn pointed out that the three bike places involved the elimination of four seats, and that the spaces have to pay for themselves. One bit of good news is that from June it will be possible to pre-book space for bikes on the Irish Rail web-site, which is welcome news. Hopefully the website will provide better information on this topic, and API so that people can build better timetable or realtime info apps as @Ciaran_Lee suggested to me on Twitte . I still believe more needs to be done for cyclists. In Holland, 40% of train journeys involve a cycle to or from the station. A simple improvement would be to provide better cycle parking at stations. There are improvements underway at Connolly, but almost all other stations could benefit from improved cycle parking. Cllr. Mark Deary asked me to mention the need for secure bike-parking at Dundalk Station, and Mr. Fearn said he would investigate this. The Government's Smarter Travel document recommends that bikes should be taken off-peak on suburban rail, and Mr. Fearn said he will introduce a pilot scheme on the Maynooth and Drogheda services shortly. I urged him to implement this recommendation on the DART as soon as possible.


  • #4
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Victor wrote: »
    Old news.

    http://cuffestreet.blogspot.com/

    It's news to me...


  • #5
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,579 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Morgan wrote: »
    It's news to me...
    It hasn't been introduced yet.


  • #6
    rflynnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭rflynnr


    I saw this.

    My heart skipped a beat.

    Then I clicked the link.

    My heart, she is sad now.


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  • #7
    briano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭briano


    Gah! Bastard.


  • #8
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Any news on when this might be implemented? Town is outside my range right now, but it'd be great to be able to use the bike in the city centre


  • #9
    goldencleric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭goldencleric


    Look at the date of the original post ... hate to be the one to break it :(


  • #10
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,579 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    The suggestion was for this summer.


  • #11
    goldencleric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭goldencleric


    oh right very confused altogether, thought this was an april fools joke


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  • #12
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    The original post probably was, but ciaran cuffs blog seems to support the idea.

    BTW OP, April fools fail. Next time you make something up, make sure its not true...


  • #13
    Doctor Bob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,141 ✭✭✭Doctor Bob


    Victor wrote: »
    The suggestion was for this summer.

    Any source for this?


  • #14
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    The original post probably was, but ciaran cuffs blog seems to support the idea.

    BTW OP, April fools fail. Next time you make something up, make sure its not true...

    It's not true.

    Where's the link to the mention in Ciaran Cuffe's blog?


  • #15
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    It's not true.

    Where's the link to the mention in Ciaran Cuffe's blog?

    Its mentioned twice above:
    http://cuffestreet.blogspot.com/

    and block quoted here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65193804&postcount=3


  • #16
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    Read that, so it's still not true, just a pilot scheme. Thanks for that.


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