€7,700 per person for a 6 day train journey around Ireland....

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-04-2015 05:41PM

Can you bring your own drink?

jester77 · 22-04-2015 06:01PM

Looks way too sterile with little charm and the dining car is awful, looks like something out of a cliched Irish wedding. If they are going to charge that much then I would be expecting something a bit more authentic. The chances are high that you are going to be looking out at a miserable grey day, they didn't have to make you look at it while inside as well.

But kudos on launching it. I like these sort of trips.

Eugene Norman · 22-04-2015 06:15PM

Bed and board included. Hardly that expensive. Also they "stable" in Charleville. They aren't really visiting it.

kneemos · 22-04-2015 06:21PM

Shame the east coast line is left out,it's a very scenic route but the Rosslare/Waterford line was closed.

Aidric · 22-04-2015 06:31PM

Decent bedrooms but those couches look similar to those ones my parents had in the early 90's.

Eugene Norman · 22-04-2015 06:32PM

kneemos wrote: »

Shame the east coast line is left out,it's a very scenic route but the Rosslare/Waterford line was closed.

Yeah. I was wondering. Most scenic route by far.

Pumpkinseeds · 22-04-2015 06:43PM

Almost 15 grand for a couple to spend a week on a train in Ireland. :eek: Tbh, the train does look very bland, in terms of decor. For 15 grand I'd expect not to have to sit at a table with 2 or more strangers. It's nothing compared to the Orient Express.

the_syco · 22-04-2015 06:48PM

somesoldiers wrote: »

Hopefully if they travel past Broombridge the scallies won't peg rocks at them like they do the Maynooth train

****Train breaks down at Broombridge****

[tannoy] this is your driver speaking, please don't venture outside, of the undead may kill you. If any of them try to get aboard, please feel free to use lethal force... :pac:

=-=

Hope the "the many large windows" in the "Observation Car" are bullet proof, in case the usual toerags attempt to pelt the train with stones.

The Backwards Man · 22-04-2015 07:08PM

Misses the whole North West, the only part of Ireland with seeing.

Eugene Norman · 22-04-2015 07:16PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Almost 15 grand for a couple to spend a week on a train in Ireland. :eek: Tbh, the train does look very bland, in terms of decor. For 15 grand I'd expect not to have to sit at a table with 2 or more strangers. It's nothing compared to the Orient Express.

Same company. The cabins and observation deck look good.

In terms of prices a 2 day one night trip London Venice is 2.8k euro.

https://www.belmond.com/venice-simplon-orient-express/journeys/4_176672

FalconGirl · 22-04-2015 07:17PM

This will sell well I think. Sounds kind of magical even if we know its really not. A lot of very wealthy tourists will be interested in this.

poisonated · 22-04-2015 07:57PM

It is described a lot better than it most likely is. 7,700 would get you a personal escorted tour around Ireland in a luxury car with 5 star hotels included and 3 course meals in Ireland's top restaurants.

kneemos · 22-04-2015 08:08PM

poisonated wrote: »

It is described a lot better than it most likely is. 7,700 would get you a personal escorted tour around Ireland in a luxury car with 5 star hotels included and 3 course meals in Ireland's top restaurants.

Trains aren't cheap I guess.

PizzamanIRL · 22-04-2015 08:10PM

I'll bring you for free with my companion pass.

poisonated · 22-04-2015 08:27PM

kneemos wrote: »

Trains aren't cheap I guess.

Sure I can get a return train to Galway from Dublin for 20 quid!

shruikan2553 · 22-04-2015 08:31PM

Cruises are a fraction of the price. Get to see multiple countries too.

They can also tell the passengers that Donegal is a quarantine zone which they must never enter.

Señor Fancy Pants · 22-04-2015 08:32PM

Yeah il buy a ticket for 7.7k......some fcuker will still be in my seat when I get on.

jjbrien · 22-04-2015 08:51PM

jester77 wrote: »

Looks way too sterile with little charm and the dining car is awful, looks like something out of a cliched Irish wedding. If they are going to charge that much then I would be expecting something a bit more authentic. The chances are high that you are going to be looking out at a miserable grey day, they didn't have to make you look at it while inside as well.

But kudos on launching it. I like these sort of trips.

Does the train look like the train from harry potter to you?

Looks like you can go on the http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/mayrailtour/2015_booking_form.pdf
for less thand 500 euro for around the same jorney.

end of the road · 22-04-2015 08:52PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Where are they going cork Dublin Tralee Galway every other rail line is redundant with years.

there is a lot more network then cork tralee and galway.

end of the road · 22-04-2015 08:59PM

kneemos wrote: »

Shame the east coast line is left out,it's a very scenic route but the Rosslare/Waterford line was closed.

that may not be a problem though. as operators can come into our network now bellmont may be able to force irish rail to allow them access to the rosslare waterford line. of course what condition the line is in god only knows

Del.Monte · 22-04-2015 09:01PM

The company behind this know what they are doing, but the only thing that they haven't factored in is CIE. A couple of more line closures in coming years will make this type of train operation obsolete.

2Bints1Joe · 22-04-2015 09:04PM

The Dublin ghost bus tour is better value and has a funny add

end of the road · 22-04-2015 09:13PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

The company behind this know what they are doing, but the only thing that they haven't factored in is CIE. A couple of more line closures in coming years will make this type of train operation obsolete.

its a fair point, but i'm wondering as operators can now come into our network whether CIE want them or not, could closing lines get CIE into hot water legally if companies could prove that CIE did it to stop them from having access? it would be hard to prove in fairness, being able to read CIE like a book isn't legal proof unfortunately.

johnayo · 22-04-2015 09:18PM

Jaysus, I'd want a blowjob nightly for that.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 22-04-2015 09:27PM

Why are people so incredulous about this?

Just because a typical Irish holiday involves paying 600 euro to stay on a fold out couch in a dingy studio block apartment in Playa del Sunburn, where daily activities include drinking cheap lager and watching English soccer in an 'Irish' bar, doesn't mean that others prefer to spend their money on a different type of holiday.

Señor Fancy Pants · 22-04-2015 09:39PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Why are people so incredulous about this?

Just because a typical Irish holiday involves paying 600 euro to stay on a fold out couch in a dingy studio block apartment in Playa del Sunburn, where daily activities include drinking cheap lager and watching English soccer in an 'Irish' bar, doesn't mean that others prefer to spend their money on a different type of holiday.

Doesn't matter what stereotypical Irish holiday you compare if too. The fact that an operator is charging €7,700 for a '"round the country" rail tour is bollox.

It's very limited in many areas, variety and scenery to name two. It's a load of cock and you know it. Even to charge €1500 is too much.

It's a glorified paddy wagon tour. State of it.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 22-04-2015 09:51PM

Truffle Pig wrote: »

Doesn't matter what stereotypical Irish holiday you compare if too. The fact that an operator is charging €7,700 for a '"round the country" rail tour is bollox.

It's very limited in many areas, variety and scenery to name two. It's a load of cock and you know it. Even to charge €1500 is too much.

It's a glorified paddy wagon tour. State of it.

I disagree completely.

My partner and I took a similar train journey on The Royal Scotsman and it was very much worth the price. The service was superb, the food was absolutely amazing (fresh game, seafood & local produce cooked to near michelin standards), the type of guest you normally encounter are exactly the type of people you'd like to sit down to an evening meal with, the day trips were exclusive and extremely well-managed (we skipped lines and got private tours and additional extras other punters wouldn't have). We had an absolute ball and made some life-long friends with the select contingent of other passengers.

This will be a totally different experience than cramming on to a CIE train with some overpaid red-bearded employee tapping his clipboard and rudely demanding to see your ticket. Its wonderful.

The Dark Side · 22-04-2015 09:55PM

Like I'd want to spend 6 nights trapped with a load of idiots who've shelled out €8k for a train trip around Ireland.

Señor Fancy Pants · 22-04-2015 09:56PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I disagree completely.

Don't.care

Show us the pictures from your train journey oh Aongus.

Would ya ever get a better body wash to get the smell of shenanigans off ya.

I'm calling you out.....so come on then if ya think you're posh and refined enough.

poisonated · 22-04-2015 10:05PM

I suspect those self proclaimed "elite" people who would travel on this would be a right pain in the a.rse.

€7,700 per person for a 6 day train journey around Ireland....

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