ixoy wrote: » How did that happen? Why was it allowed? I presume that the DART couldn't remedy the problem in the 80s because the line still needed to service the diesel carriages.
Dravokivich wrote: » ixoy wrote: » There was no standardisation when tracks were first being rolled out in the 19th Century. So why isn't this an issue in other countries where they can exchange stock? Did they just fix the gauge by re-laying the lines?
ixoy wrote: » There was no standardisation when tracks were first being rolled out in the 19th Century.
ixoy wrote: » So why isn't this an issue in other countries where they can exchange stock? Did they just fix the gauge by re-laying the lines?
dxhound2005 wrote: » Children of farmers are far more likely to go to university compared to the general population. And it would not make a lot of sense for the universities to offer courses in agriculture and related subjects, if there were no rural students. Are you sure about your numbers?
Former Former wrote: » This seems eminently sensible to me. It's not like they're proposing to ban people from travelling at rush hour. But if you can encourage people to travel at less crowded times, and even if only some of those people actually do so, then everyone wins. I honestly don't see the downside of this.
kneemos wrote: » It means they can't cope with demand and the system is failing.
Former Former wrote: » Right. And the solution is a multi-billion euro, multi-year undertaking. Any day now I'd say. In the meantime, this might make a minor improvement at very low effort, so why not? The mentality seems to be that if you can't fix everything, you should do nothing, but of course bitch mightily about it throughout. This is what happens when people don't actually read things.
kneemos wrote: » How many people do you honestly think are going to change their lives to suit Irish Rail? It's a barmy idea born out of desperation.
sdanseo wrote: » Nonsense. The only stock (effectively) decommissioned on the DART system were the 8200s which are riddled with faults. All the LHB sets were refurbished and have another decade or more left in them. All the 8400/8500 sets are still in play as are almost all the 29k for commuter. The issue is that demand has gone up and the chronic procrastination that is the Irish system of government would rather talk shíte about each other on twitter than actually make a decision about anything i.e. fleet expansion. And until the people put their foot down (difficult but doable, the parish pump is a way of life especially outside Dublin, sure ah it'll be grand) nothing will change.
Dravokivich wrote: » We have an irish problem without an irish solution. The width of our tracks is known as Irish Gauge. Its wider then everyone elses. When we get trains, they have to be specifically made for us. They cant just get them off someone else. Purchasing second hand is not much cheaper becuase of alot of additional work that'll need to be done.
Dravokivich wrote: » That I cant really answer. It was mostly english engineers that developed railways globally even outside of their commonwealth. So they would have made them to the same spec as their own, so they could sell more equipment. But you also need to remember a lot of infrastructure was destroyed early to mid 20th century particularly through Europe. Which would have aided in getting their gauges aligned.
Beta Ray Bill wrote: » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Regulation_(Gauge)_Act_1846
Dravokivich wrote: » That only references Ireland and the UK. Not the likes of Spain, Africa and South American, which was predominantly developed by English engineers and resulting in their gauge being the dominant and "standard" one.
ixoy wrote: » Is it possible to strip out seats and allow for more standing room? There's far too much space dedicated to seats.
PhilOssophy wrote: » I would like to know how much Irish Rail spent on a website to state the obvious. Trains around work hours are full. Now, where's that €3m they probably paid Accenture?
Atlantic Dawn wrote: » And the fatal flaw is only a fraction of taxsaver ticket users tag on at all so figures don't add up straight away.
JupiterKid wrote: » Here's a novel idea: why not prpoertly plan for, fund and deliver public transportation projects in a proper manner? Public transport infrastructure in Ireland is shockingly poor and along with serious deficiencies an housing and health is compromising economic competitiveness and social cohesion, not to mention quality of life.
A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: » is it necessary to tag on with the tax saver leap card? I was told not to bother, they can hardly issue a fine when it's prepaid anyway?
Dravokivich wrote: » Your card cant be updated if it isnt used.
A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: » Updated? I just mean, what happens if I'm running for the Luas or the Dart and I forget to tag on? Presumably it's not actually against any rules, because the ticket is pre loaded? I did Google it but can't find anything to clarify (sorry, I know it's it's off topic)
end of the road wrote: » it would make no difference to this issue. which is exactly why it was abolished in the first place. bringing it back would do absolutely nothing.
Dravokivich wrote: » Usage of the card, is down to the terms and conditions of the operator, not leap. A revenue protection inspector doesn't care what's on your card, if you haven't used it, they'll issue you a fine and tell you to appeal it.
jahalpin wrote: » Of course it would make a difference, there would be fewer people on the buss, trams and trains The restriction was removed because the LUAS didn't have it, no other reason
JupiterKid wrote: » Here's a novel idea: why not properly plan for, fund and deliver public transportation projects in a proper manner? Public transport infrastructure in Ireland is shockingly poor and along with serious deficiencies in housing and health is compromising economic competitiveness and social cohesion, not to mention quality of life.
Dravokivich wrote: » Yeah, such as new tickets when the period of your ticket expires. Also to get the expiration date on the card itself extended. Usage of the card, is down to the terms and conditions of the operator, not leap. A revenue protection inspector doesn't care what's on your card, if you haven't used it, they'll issue you a fine and tell you to appeal it.
Father Hernandez wrote: » Irish Rail asking DART users to stagger morning journeys .
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