Have our train stations come under British rule?

MilesMorales1 · 20-12-2017 10:56PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I would welcome the Brits with open arms to rule our train services instead of Iarnrod Eireann

British railway services aren't much better than ours.

Stephen15 · 20-12-2017 11:01PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I would welcome the Brits with open arms to rule our train services instead of Iarnrod Eireann

First Capital Connect for the Maynooth franchise.

Dr Crayfish · 20-12-2017 11:03PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

British railway services aren't much better than ours.

They are, I used to live there, always thought they were excellent, maybe I just got lucky

mikemac2 · 20-12-2017 11:05PM

Stephen15 wrote: »

First Capital Connect for the Maynooth franchise.

Cork Cobh & Middleton will be getting that

Del.Monte · 20-12-2017 11:05PM

somefeen wrote: »

I suppose you calls it boxing day as well? Oh yeah I know your type "oh its boxing day in the British isles, let go down to railway station and listen to the queens speech after a game if cricket and a glass of Pimms!"
Treasonous. Charles Haughey would be turning in his grave!!

Train station is a US/lazy Irish media name for railway station - in much the same way as the media refer to all rail passengers as commuters. Dublin suburban railway stations are routinely described as DART stations whereas they are railway stations and in many cases served by other trains as well as the DART service.

MilesMorales1 · 20-12-2017 11:06PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

They are, I used to live there, always thought they were excellent, maybe I just got lucky

I was born and raised there and the rail service was always ****ing dismal.

PARlance · 20-12-2017 11:07PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I would welcome the Brits with open arms to rule our train services instead of Iarnrod Eireann

I think they would be up for a swap.

Reputable Rog · 20-12-2017 11:07PM

Turnipman wrote: »

This lad?

Your all wrong, it's this guy

server down · 20-12-2017 11:08PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

They are, I used to live there, always thought they were excellent, maybe I just got lucky

You did. Their privatised service is ****e. And increasing in price way beyond inflation.

Del.Monte · 20-12-2017 11:10PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Repeated ad nauseum with lots of other ****e during the journey to add to the overall chaos. :rolleyes:

server down · 20-12-2017 11:11PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Train station is a US/lazy Irish media name for railway station - in much the same way as the media refer to all rail passengers as commuters. Dublin suburban railway stations are routinely described as DART stations whereas they are railway stations and in many cases served by other trains as well as the DART service.

In the great train station vs railway station war of 2017 I stayed neutral.

Are Am Eye · 20-12-2017 11:11PM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Your all wrong, it's this guy

The different types of train tickets should be red, yellow and black.

Train Ticket.....should I have said Railway Ticket

weldoninhio · 20-12-2017 11:16PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Why do people waste their time making videos like this?? Never understood it.

whisky_galore · 20-12-2017 11:18PM

I don't care as long as I can understand the announcement. More often than they're unintelligible, even when the speaker isn't slurping and horsing his or her way through the mug of tay and the choccy Hob Nobs. All the unneccessary reams of Irish on the on board announcements only serve to p1ss me off and disturb me from my slumber.

dxhound2005 · 20-12-2017 11:23PM

weldoninhio wrote: »

Why do people waste their time making videos like this?? Never understood it.

That's not a person, it's a comedian.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/entertainment/bernard-casey-talks-comedy-creativity-and-the-future-35594016.html

weldoninhio · 20-12-2017 11:26PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

That's not a person, it's a comedian.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/entertainment/bernard-casey-talks-comedy-creativity-and-the-future-35594016.html

I would have thought being funny was a prerequisite for being a comedian. Shows what I know. Has he any other “hilarious” everyday announcements??

Reputable Rog · 20-12-2017 11:29PM

I'd like see the Belgians run our railways.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tSKg6lIXRcw

dxhound2005 · 20-12-2017 11:30PM

Are the announcements in Belgian?

Reputable Rog · 20-12-2017 11:34PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Are the announcements in Belgian?

Depends on your definition of Belgian.

PARlance · 20-12-2017 11:36PM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Your all wrong, it's this guy

Service gets suspended a bit too often.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 20-12-2017 11:38PM

Presume they were the ones to first build the railways in Ireland?

dxhound2005 · 20-12-2017 11:38PM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Depends on your definition of Belgian.

A hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.

indioblack · 20-12-2017 11:40PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I notice there's an announcement to stay behind the yellow line over the PA systems in Pearse and Connolly Stations by a woman with an English accent and the announcement is only in English. Have our train stations come under British rule the last couple of weeks?

They haven't gone away you know.

somefeen · 20-12-2017 11:41PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Train station is a US/lazy Irish media name for railway station - in much the same way as the media refer to all rail passengers as commuters. Dublin suburban railway stations are routinely described as DART stations whereas they are railway stations and in many cases served by other trains as well as the DART service.

I actually never noticed that before.
So is it a bit like airplane / aeroplane?

Would train station also be technically incorrect seeing as not all the vehicles going through it will be trains. As in some of the dart services and luas services are not trains but one single vehicle travelling on rails?

Why am I even thinking about this?
Is this what learning feels like? I'm not sure I like it.

Del.Monte · 20-12-2017 11:42PM

At least the last CEO of Irish Rail - a Brit - left a legacy of greatly improved signage. The clear, clean British Rail style signs are a vast improvement on the multitude of poor CIE/IE offerings down the decades. CIE/IE don't do clear or made to last.

Connolly%2Bold.jpg

PS I like trains/railways in AH much more fun than the over moderated C+T Forum.

Are Am Eye · 20-12-2017 11:44PM

If a Train Station is a Railway Station should a Bus Station be a
Road Station?

MilesMorales1 · 20-12-2017 11:49PM

Are Am Eye wrote: »

If a Train Station is a Railway Station should a Bus Station be a
Road Station?

An autobahn stop.

SeanW · 20-12-2017 11:58PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I wish the Brits would take over our railway system. We could replace the above with this
...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqwej497nVs

TL:DW version:

Nordy trains announce only "The next stop is X"
If it's feeling really talkative, it might say "This is the train for Y, the next is stop is X".

Or, if it's feeling really, REALLY talkative, the Passenger Info System will say something like
"The next stop is X. Change here for (useful stuff at station X)".

Annasopra · 21-12-2017 12:03AM

cisk wrote: »

Do you mean Westland row?

Staisiun na bPiarsach?

indioblack · 21-12-2017 12:04AM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I was born and raised there and the rail service was always ****ing dismal.

So was I and my experience of British Railways, [as it was then], was more positive. I had to use the train as part of my journey to and from school and in four years I was only delayed a couple of times. Even in winter, [real winters with three or four feet of snow - not the dusting that stops trains today], I was able to reach my destination.
Best of all - some were still steam trains - noisy, smelly, dirty - fun!

Have our train stations come under British rule?

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