Open up intercity railway lines to private operators

stehyl15 · 2015-04-10 19:42:11

Hi does anyone I think it would be a good idea to allow private operators run trains alongside Irish Rail on profit making routes like Dublin to Cork, Dublin to Belfast and make a non stop train service to compete with the motorway and Irish Rails current operations it is a system already run in some European countries and…

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#32 20-04-2015 04:23PM

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metrovick001 wrote: »

Railways provide an importand social service In terms of offering a vilable alternative to road transport.
Its a pity the freight isnt (really) put up for grabs by the private sector - there is commercial potential there.

There is no evidence based argument that backs what you say. Any freight coming in is likely to rely solely on faciities provided by IR, locos and rolling stock. No freight company could justify the investment in engines and rolling stock on the basis of the modest traffic flows possible in Ireland. The GSR couldn't make a goi of it , modern private operators arnt either.

leaving aside the issues sourcing 5'3" gauge rolling stock, just where is the private finance and rolling stock coming from

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