Grandeeod wrote: » Suggested by Platform 11 in the O'Reilly report. Knocked back for a variety of reasons.
n97 mini wrote: » Shur there's always reason not to do something, until there is a reason to do it. PPT is a prime example. Only took 100 years or so.
L1011 wrote: » There werw actually pax on one of the evening inbounds there. Didn't jump on to ask if they were ex Parkwest or Drumcondra, but Parkwest could be a decent source. Very few seats on the 1737 outbound.
marno21 wrote: » On its 2nd day it's already packed. Goes to show how much of a joke it is that it wasn't open before and how much of a benefit DU would be to the city.
XPS_Zero wrote: » FF didn't give a damn about the PPT as they were consumed by DU? Not consumed enough to build it apparently and it's easy to argue DU was needed WAY more than PPT and would produce far greater benefits For people so into promoting infrastructure FG govt had a bizzare way of showing this commitment proposing that insane Airport Luas plan instead of metro north (dumping people at the roundabout onto a "people mover" I mean ffsake) then pulling that after the backlash and replacing it with...nothing. It's dangerous thinking to start attaching entire parties to opinions on projects as there's often dispute within parties on what to adopt I personally know people in FG and FF who've gone mad arguing with country members and branches of their own parties who throw a huge irrational hissy fit whenever a project for Dublin is being discussed, they then, in a very familiar pattern say the country could use that money, when you ask how you get vague nonsense like "jobs" or absurd specifics like a Galway or Cork Luas It should also be noted that after 2008 every govt we've had dropped the ball on infrastructure at the very time it would have provided badly needed stimulus The original deadlines for completion of both metro lines and Luas extensions F and B2 have all passed now in some cases with planning permission running out Our political class seems to think we don't need to do anything to attract investment or Brexit exodus companies other than our one trick pony deal of 12.5% CT, the last remnant of the tiger eras magical thinking on economics (with the theme: do this one trick and everything will flow from it) now as anyone with half a brain could have foreseen other countries are gutting their rates meanwhile we've sweet FA else to offer other than crappy infrastructure a fragmented transport network and a disastrously investment starved education system at all levels
spacetweek wrote: » To build the Dart Underground, would that require taking the Luas at Stephen's Green out of service during construction?
Decuc500 wrote: » Can they fit the new services in and keep the darts on time? Was yesterday just a result of the usual weather related delays this time of year?
Grandeeod wrote: » I agree with you regarding Glasnevin Junction. It has huge potential, but far too many naysayers.
ChikiChiki wrote: » Think this is having a significant impact on other routes. All 6 trains I've been on this week haven't arrived on time. All trains currently running behind schedule at Pearse.
Jamie2k9 wrote: » Delays have actually been cased to the new services because of Connolly issues this week.....
Cabra road would be a good idea for a stop too. No potential for connections but great for the wider area
devnull wrote: » To be honest now that they have upped capacity on a number of peak hour trains using the excess stock, there is not the real need for the 10 minute DART like there was when it was first proposed. What they do need to do though is make some adjustments to timetables to split trains between Malahide and Howth better and examine weekend timetables and fix long gaps (for example there is a 90 minute gap between Malahide branch services on a Saturday) My support for 10 minute DART was based on the fact that people were getting left behind every day on some services due to lack of capacity. I said at the time a better solution than 10 minute DARTS was lengthening a few 4 and 6 car trains by 2 cars each during peak and it would resolve much of the overcrowding and it has so there is not the pressure for it that there once was. Realistically though in the next 4-5 years if passengers keep growing they are going to have to start thinking about some more rolling stock however, since I think now there is very limited carriages free at peak time and I doubt they will be able to increase capacity much beyond current levels. Plus as good as the 8100 class are by 2020 they will be approaching 40 years old
Some or all of these services could run to/from Connolly P7 which would mean nothing would be held up. When the 10 minute DART frequency starts (completely unnecessary IMO) it'll only make it worse.
Jamie2k9 wrote: » Agree about DART but PPT to Connolly would make the service worthless.
n97 mini wrote: » Connections can be made at Connolly. Half the morning services from Maynooth already terminate at Connolly.
Riskymove wrote: » I got a train to Hueston this morning instead as they were running late. I got to Stephens green 35 minutes quicker than using the new PPT earlier this week
Keyzer wrote: » Cabra road would be a good idea for a stop too. No potential for connections but great for the wider area.
n97 mini wrote: » Some or all of these services could run to/from Connolly P7 which would mean nothing would be held up. When the 10 minute DART frequency starts (completely unnecessary IMO) it'll only make it worse.
spacetweek wrote: » This sounds unbelievable, how could it take so much less time considering your walk from OCS to Stephen's Green?
