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Dublin-Mayo train line

  • 26-10-2007 03:45PM
    #1
    silverharp
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    I have never been on this route before and if travelling for business by train I have only ever been to Belfast and the service is ok leave 7:30 in 9:45, so you get the bones of a days work done. However the train from Dublin to Mayo only leaves at 8:20 and arrived in Mayo at 11:50 (10 minutes late). What is the deal here? Why does the train not leave at 7:00 at least. Holiday makers or the granny brigade are not likely to use an 8am train, most of the people in the carriage seemed to on business, why not cater to them a little better. what is the constraint here?

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  • #2
    paulm17781
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    IE run the services to keep th staff happy and employed. The customer is a minor inconvenience they have to deal with every day.


  • #3
    KC61
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    paulm17781 wrote: »
    IE run the services to keep th staff happy and employed. The customer is a minor inconvenience they have to deal with every day.

    The problem is insufficient rolling stock.

    The stock that operates the 0820 to Westport operates a commuter train into Dublin beforehand. There is no other stock available to operate an earlier service.

    When the full complement of Intercity railcars are delivered there is a possibility of an extra Westport-Athlone connecting services.

    One possibility would be an early morning service from Westport to Athlone, that would then return to Westport, possibly offering a connection out of the first train from Dublin to Galway.


  • #4
    Ham'nd'egger
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    KC61 wrote: »
    The problem is insufficient rolling stock.

    The stock that operates the 0820 to Westport operates a commuter train into Dublin beforehand. There is no other stock available to operate an earlier service.

    When the full complement of Intercity railcars are delivered there is a possibility of an extra Westport-Athlone connecting services.

    One possibility would be an early morning service from Westport to Athlone, that would then return to Westport, possibly offering a connection out of the first train from Dublin to Galway.

    The word I have is that there will be a service to and from Westport to arrive in around the 10AM mark. When the new 22000 railcars are entered into service, Westport/Ballina will get 5 services a day, some of which will be connections from Athlone.


  • #5
    silverharp
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    thanks for the replies KC and Ham. I hope it changes soon as it was the train was only 1/4 full and if making the trip again driving would be more efficient.

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #6
    Ham'nd'egger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭Ham'nd'egger


    silverharp wrote: »
    thanks for the replies KC and Ham. I hope it changes soon as it was the train was only 1/4 full and if making the trip again driving would be more efficient.

    You may also be pleased to know that the journey times should also be cut by a bit upon arrival of the new timetable and railcars (Possibly by 15 minutes, all going well :) )


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