Train security checks

Stephen15

What do you think about the EU considering airport style security before boarding trains. I think it is a ridiculous idea if they want to introduce this what would be the advantage of rail travel over air travel. Could this ever be introduced into Ireland. Lastly could the security in Hueston Station or on the luas do anything like searches if they suspected a terrorism threat. Personally I think there should be a permanent armed garda presence around Hueston and Conolly but I know Irish rail would never pay for this.

jetsonx

Well considering Irish Rail's diabolical station signing policy I think the terrorists would never be able to find any Irish Rail stations in the first place.

Louche Lad

Airport-style security just wouldn't happen - too expensive to apply to every station on the network. Probably there'd be a few extra security staff at main stations who will do spot checks.

man98

I can imagine the x ray scanners and a crack team of soldiers and guards all over Cloughjordan station. Yep. Definitely. It won't bankrupt Irish Rail at all at all. :pac:

Losty Dublin

Louche Lad wrote: »

Airport-style security just wouldn't happen - too expensive to apply to every station on the network. Probably there'd be a few extra security staff at main stations who will do spot checks.

There were times during the Troubles when all Belfast bound passengers were scanned by Army and Gardaí.

Banjoxed

Losty Dublin wrote: »

There were times during the Troubles when all Belfast bound passengers were scanned by Army and Gardaí.

Indeed. The Enterprise will be the only train really affected by any change, and its boarding policies at both ends would easily cope with any change with a minimum of hassle.

end of the road

Stephen15 wrote: »

What do you think about the EU considering airport style security before boarding trains. I think it is a ridiculous idea if they want to introduce this what would be the advantage of rail travel over air travel. Could this ever be introduced into Ireland. Lastly could the security in Hueston Station or on the luas do anything like searches if they suspected a terrorism threat. Personally I think there should be a permanent armed garda presence around Hueston and Conolly but I know Irish rail would never pay for this.

why should irish rail pay for such an armed garda presence considering the garda are payed for by the peoples taxes. the checks the EU are considering don't effect domestic services.

Losty Dublin

Banjoxed wrote: »

Indeed. The Enterprise will be the only train really affected by any change, and its boarding policies at both ends would easily cope with any change with a minimum of hassle.

They should have done likewise with the Wee Swilly; fair's fair

Cookie_Monster

Not as outrageous as you may think, Shanghai metro does it for everyone for example.

Hardly cost effective to have staff and equipment at most of the rural stations though

Grab All Association

We do need a transport police service like they have in the UK especially on some of the busier services/GAA specials.

Why not have a Garda based all times at the following stations.

Heuston
Portlaoise
Thurles
Mallow
Cork
Limerick
Waterford
Kilkenny
Kildare
Athlone
Galway
Dundalk
Sligo
Mullingar
Carlow
Commuter stations in Dublin and Cork

Plenty of free space in most stations for an office. Crimes could be reported by staff/passengers onboard the train. Instead of waiting for Gardai to arrive (there was times it took 30 minutes to 1 hour) there'll be a Garda waiting at the platform to remove/arrest troublemakers. It will cost us the taxpayers and Irish Rail nothing.

Carawaystick

Chris___ wrote: »

Why not have a Garda based all times at the following stations.
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Commuter stations in Dublin...

Plenty of free space in most stations for an office. Crimes could be reported by staff/passengers onboard the train. Instead of waiting for Gardai to arrive (there was times it took 30 minutes to 1 hour) there'll be a Garda waiting at the platform to remove/arrest troublemakers. It will cost us the taxpayers and Irish Rail nothing.

There are already no Gardaí in Rush, or Lusk, both stations having been shut down in the last few years. There are very few cops in Skerries out of office hours.
There's no garda station in Donabate.

It's a rediculous idea to have cops in train stations when there's no cops in communities with crime already.
What crimes are happening on trains that would warrant this re-direction of already scarce resources?

Del.Monte

Could we have a garda in Wellingtonbridge too - just to make sure nobody robs the corrugated station building.

man98

Del.Monte wrote: »

Could we have a garda in Wellingtonbridge too - just to make sure nobody robs the corrugated station building.

You'd definitely want one there, I broke into the station a few months ago for the weedspray .

whisky_galore

We can't even handle scumbags that travel on the Luas, let alone ISIS.

savagethegoat

WoT will be demanding security checks on the WRC ...they have it in Dublin, we need it in the Wesht

Victor

savagethegoat wrote: »

WoT will be demanding security checks on the WRC ...they have it in Dublin, we need it in the Wesht

Behave.

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