Dublin - Metrolink (Swords to Charlemont only)

PPT and Docklands definitely should have markers for being limited service - Docklands is much more limited than PPT.

Not going to happen, primarily due to BusConnects using that format

Maybe use numbers first and letters second for rail/tram services?

Thats a fair attempt alright and the development of dart + will probably tidy it up a but more.

The rail map above does clearly state “tram” for the LUAS lines.

Cue endless "They're spendin' billins up in Dublin when Rural Ireland™ is dyin'" whinging in the Dail. Government to kick for touch until next election, then SF will say it'd be nice but we have eleventy trillion euro of election promises to fund.

Let me see this magic crystal ball you have and show me this "upcoming recession" you seem certain of and how it will be comparable to 2008 even though we as a country will have a projected surplus of €6 billion this year

Near cert that it will IMHO, it'll actually be a money spinner in around about way for the government due to employment and tax generated from the project

the greens are toast at the next GE, and even if they do hold onto a few seats I can't see them going in with the inevitable SF-led next govt.

My concern is that SF will be throwing money around and Metrolink is unlikely to be a priority for them - it's a FF/FG project that won't even be open until after the following general election. If they need to find some cash for their budget priorities, they'll drop Metrolink like a stone.

The UK gas is going to ultimately be coming from Russia though. In any case, an absolutely ludicrous, self harming, decision that has the potential to cause havoc on Irelands economy, society and infrastructure spending.

The one big thing in this upcoming recession across the globe is that it is all focused on one thing which is the supply of energy. It is the one big thing right now that is being used as weapon of war in Eastern Europe.

When we talk about electricity consumption for all of these big PT infrastructure projects; we are going to have to use more electricity consumption from having newer things provided to us like Metrolink, DART+, BusConnects, the gradual rollout of Electric Vehicles as well as the upcoming expansion of the Luas to Finglas over the next 10 to 20 years.

And all that has to come in while we as a country have to sort out the current mess that is in the news right now with the issues from the data centres that are overusing our electricity consumption on the national grid.

When Metrolink is now the big talking point within Government circles at the moment. I do feel that it could be a double edged sword later on when it goes on to get the railway order submitted to ABP.

We do know that as of now; Eirgrid do have a lead in time of 10 years to make serious attempts in trying to upgrade the national grid before Metrolink in theory becomes shovel ready.

However is having a lead in of 10 years to upgrade the national grid actually enough time to officially allow Metrolink become shovel ready for TII/NTA to build it according to the planning authorities?

For one thing I would class Metrolink as a big new piece of infrastructure that is being built on CPO'ed sources of land that may or may not have been used for other things before.

When Metrolink is built; you would then have to use a lot of electricity to provide this new infrastructure like powering up the stations, the OHLE, the signalling and automation for the trains, the Metrolink depot along with the new underground Metrolink tunnel as well. A big proportion of that electricity being used will be classed as newer sources of consumption being added onto the grid.

Now within the context of a cost of living crisis; how much electricity consumption could a new project like Metrolink could add to the grid as a ballpark figure if it was to be built within the 2030's.