Nitelink to be stopped after february

rich1874 · 04-02-2011 08:11PM #1

My uncle is an inspector with dublin bus and he recently told me that after february there'll be no more nitlelink buses on any routes. He said the cost of fuel and wages plus the added hassle with drunken people has led them to this decision. I personally get the 67N after nights out in town and it's always packed so i can't imagine how they aren't making money on that particular route. As for worrying about dealing with drunken people that just strikes me as sheer unwillingness to provide a service to genuine people on the basis of a few bad experiences. I haven't found any confirmation of this on the web but he was pretty vehement that there will be no more nitelinks from march onwards!

Caoimhín · 04-02-2011 08:14PM

Boo hoo.

I live on a mountain in Leitrim, the only "nitelink" i have is a commandeered donkey.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 04-02-2011 08:14PM

What if ya need to score some drugs on the other side of de city and you can't get a taxi to stop cos yis are with Anto and he looks like a scumbag?

garv123 · 04-02-2011 08:21PM

the Uni/castletroy bus to and from the city in limerick isnt running after 9 o clock anymore from now on because of hassle with drunk people and lack of people on it.
if you arrive to the station later than 9 now it means its an extra 10er for a taxi out to your accommodation.

messymess · 04-02-2011 08:22PM

Caoimhín wrote: »

Boo hoo.

I live on a mountain in Leitrim, the only "nitelink" i have is a commandeered donkey.

Save us the sob story, sure all you guys drive home plastered anyways!

squod · 04-02-2011 08:25PM

rich1874 wrote: »

i can't imagine how they aren't making money on that particular route.

I can't imagine CIE ever making a bob. I think it needed €80m last year to keep going.

Latchy · 04-02-2011 08:26PM

Santana Loud Owl wrote: »

What if ya need to score some drugs on the other side of de city and you can't get a taxi to stop cos yis are with Anto and he looks like a scumbag?

You could always try get a squat near your dealer of choice ? .

revz · 04-02-2011 08:26PM

Surely this is an opportunity for a private company willing to put up with the drunken people to do it? As you said it's making money
I've always wondered why nightclubs/bus companies aren't doing this, the Wright venue in swords does it to certain places, 5er a head.
Surely a lot could be made from this sort of thing, for example buses at set times to/from college accommodations to nightclubs.

kirving · 04-02-2011 08:27PM

The NiteLink is great, I have 2 that pass near me.

I've never experience any trouble whatsoever on one. It's usually people on their own, who can't justiy a taxi.

04-02-2011 08:39PM

messymess wrote: »

Save us the sob story, sure all you guys drive home plastered anyways!

Not the near queue.

FAR QUEUE!

IvySlayer · 04-02-2011 09:08PM

Whaaaaaaaat?

stovelid · 04-02-2011 09:18PM

The Nitelink is a rip off anyway. There should just be a half-hourly or even hourly night-service like a normal capital city.

IvySlayer · 04-02-2011 09:19PM

stovelid wrote: »

The Nitelink is a rip off anyway. There should just be a half-hourly or even hourly night-service like a normal capital city.

Still cheaper than a taxi.

orourkeda · 04-02-2011 09:21PM

Taxi Drivers. Get your cars ready. You may actually have some work to do.

El Horseboxo · 04-02-2011 09:21PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

Still cheaper than a taxi.

Yeah. If you're going home alone.

orourkeda · 04-02-2011 09:22PM

stovelid wrote: »

The Nitelink is a rip off anyway. There should just be a half-hourly or even hourly night-service like a normal capital city.

Whats a "normal capital city"?

mikemac · 04-02-2011 09:30PM

Taxi drivers will be pleased

reddevilfan · 04-02-2011 09:47PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Taxi drivers will be pleased

I can see this service been privatised..... it wont make sense to shut if off completely

Chuchoter · 04-02-2011 09:54PM

This won't happen. They can't close town at 11 on a Saturday. Thats madness.

Dravokivich · 04-02-2011 10:03PM

squod wrote: »

I can't imagine CIE ever making a bob. I think it needed €80m last year to keep going.

It's been operating at a loss for a very long time.

OP,

In regards to 67N, they aren't judging just 1 route if they are going to pull the Nitelink service based on that. it will be overall performance of the service.

TBH, it think it's nuts, because in big cities in other countries, they've got some form of public transport running 24 / 7.

stovelid · 04-02-2011 10:30PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats a "normal capital city"?

Not Cork.

Corruptedmorals · 04-02-2011 11:12PM

If this goes ahead I'll be raging. I live in Leixlip and my taxi costs €30, 6 times the Nitelink fare. I go out with people who live nowere near me. Brilliant news, bad enough they only run two days a week, and they already pulled the last one. I've been getting the 66N for 5 years, usually the 4 or old half 4 one, no trouble worth writing about. The, 67N, 33N, 46N, 39N, 7N and 77N should be kept going. A few others could be combined and the 66N/67N could be like they used to do midweek, also acting as a 25N.

Caoimhín · 04-02-2011 11:13PM

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

If this goes ahead I'll be raging. I live in Leixlip and my taxi costs €30, 6 times the Nitelink fare. I go out with people who live nowere near me. Brilliant news, bad enough they only run two days a week, and they already pulled the last one. I've been getting the 66N for 5 years, usually the 4 or old half 4 one, no trouble worth writing about. The 66N, 67N, 25N, 33N, 46N, 39N, 7N and 77N should be kept going. A few others could be combined and the 66N/67N could be like they used to do midweek.

The monsters.

Corruptedmorals · 04-02-2011 11:19PM

Caoimhín wrote: »

The monsters.

I'm sure your mountain is within walking distance!

skywalker_208 · 04-02-2011 11:21PM

Boohoo thats just shocking....
And belongs in the Dublin forum not AH....

Latchy · 04-02-2011 11:26PM

Dravokivich wrote: »

TBH, it think it's nuts, because in big cities in other countries, they've got some form of public transport running 24 / 7.

Indeed and vital for people who have to work into the early hrs to .

Caoimhín wrote: »

The monsters.

LoL's

kenmc · 05-02-2011 12:48AM

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats a "normal capital city"?

stovelid wrote: »

Not Cork.

And certainly not Dublin either

Stupid bloody public transport closing down just cos it gets a bit dark. Barcelona, for example, not even a capital city, has 24 hour metros every saturday night, and around public holidays e.g. new years eve etc. you know, like when people might like to go out a bit later than usual.

Amsterdam has night busses every day of the week

Our fcukin trams don't even meet in the middle

Larianne · 05-02-2011 12:51AM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Taxi drivers will be pleased

Pubs/clubs won't be.

There's no way I'd be going into town as much if there is no nitelink. 25-30 euro on a taxi home instead of 5, not gonna happen.

WindSock · 05-02-2011 12:55AM

Ahh that's a shame. It is my only chance to interact with real people. And by real people, I mean drunks. And by interact I mean sit and stare out of the window for the whole journey and hope they don't try and talk to me.

Tar.Aldarion · 05-02-2011 12:58AM

squod wrote: »

I can't imagine CIE ever making a bob. I think it needed €80m last year to keep going.

perhaps if they changed the terms and conditions on the ticket so that they could spend the extra money people spend on tickets and never collect, it might help out.

punchdrunk · 05-02-2011 01:11AM

no more looking down tops from the top deck outside 21's...jesus wept!

Nitelink to be stopped after february

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