Have our train stations come under British rule?

Del.Monte · 21-12-2017 12:06AM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Staisiun na bPiarsach?

Or Pearse Street Station to give it its lazy (and incorrect) media name.

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2017 12:10AM

According to the graphs here, train station only came into the language in the last 60 years or so. Usually Boards people are very anti any neologisms.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/293064/train-station-vs-railway-station

Berserker · 21-12-2017 12:15AM

Connor Square Bunny wrote: »

I heard an announcement at an English station last year by someone with an Irish accent, so maybe we swapped.

Irish man, Dub, does the announcements at Clapham junction (Britain's busiest railway) from time to time.

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

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

True and trams in Dublin also. The government of the day decided to dig up the later. Obviously didn't see any need for a tram system in a capital city.

Stephen15 · 21-12-2017 12:17AM

One I do not like with our station names is the somewhat confusing 1916 leader names for stations that serve smaller town with only one station such as:

Bray Daly
Dun Laoghaire Mallin
Dundalk Clarke
Galway Ceannt

Having an additional name after a station infers that the town has more than one station in that town as is the case in other towns/cities in other countries. Also Connolly Station should be Dublin Connolly and Hueston Station should be Dublin Hueston.

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2017 12:20AM

From memory, they were renamed in 1966, so people should be used to them by now.

Victor · 21-12-2017 12:20AM

somefeen wrote: »

Charles Haughey would be turning in his grave!!

Who can object to that?

dd972 · 21-12-2017 12:21AM

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?

Hope you understood her accent, and getting over the culture shock of hearing the accent of a place one hour away, that watches the same football teams, drinks pints in pubs, dresses the same, eats the same food, reads the same tabloids....

21-12-2017 12:22AM

Del.Monte wrote: »

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.

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

Ever since privitisation, practically every line has its own unique signs. At least with the BR signs, they was clear and consistent.

Stephen15 · 21-12-2017 12:22AM

Are Am Eye wrote: »

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

Or an airport should be a Sky Station

Berserker · 21-12-2017 12:25AM

Surprised that the drivers didn't use the change of signs as leverage for a pay rise.

21-12-2017 12:26AM

Berserker wrote: »

Surprised that the drivers didn't use the change of signs as leverage for a pay rise.

Well, at least they don't bring the fireman with them anymore...

Stephen15 · 21-12-2017 12:28AM

Del.Monte wrote: »

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.

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

Italy seems to have quite good sinage even their bilingual signs are very clear which is good. Far better than here or our neighbours.

21-12-2017 12:29AM

Stephen15 wrote: »

Italy seems to have quite good sinage even their bilingual signs are very clear which is good. Far better than here or our neighbours.

Those new style signs are as good as the Italian ones, just smaller.

Stephen15 · 21-12-2017 12:35AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Those new style signs are as good as the Italian ones, just smaller.

Not quite bigger signs are clearer and easier for those who's sight may not be great to read. Also the Italian ones illuminate at night.

Atlantic Dawn · 26-02-2019 01:59PM

I see they now have an Irish voice doing the announcements now and even in Irish too, must be Brexit, lol.

26-02-2019 02:45PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I see they now have an Irish voice doing the announcements now and even in Irish too, must be Brexit, lol.

Perhaps they have finally found someone who actually speaks decent Irish.

whisky_galore · 26-02-2019 08:05PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Perhaps they have finally found someone who actually speaks decent Irish.

A Russian perhaps?

Poor Uncle Tom · 26-02-2019 08:14PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

A Russian perhaps?

Well, they're certainly in a hurry....

Capt'n Midnight · 26-02-2019 10:17PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

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

So you've never heard of South West Trains then ?

Atoms for Peace · 26-02-2019 10:58PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So you've never heard of South West Trains then ?

That's the result of the privatisation of British Rail.

Have our train stations come under British rule?

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