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Phoenix Park Tunnel

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    #272
    L1011
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    Time for daytime as well as nighttime sandite runs and a programme of cutting everything that sheds within sight of a track, then.

    Two months of this can't be accepted every year.


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    #273
    Heisenberg1
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Time for daytime as well as nighttime sandite runs and a programme of cutting everything that sheds within sight of a track, then.

    Two months of this can't be accepted every year.

    It's a problem for all rail company's every year. Sandite runs at night they have gel applicators in low rail hotspots.


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    #274
    Dravokivich
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Time for daytime as well as nighttime sandite runs and a programme of cutting everything that sheds within sight of a track, then.

    Two months of this can't be accepted every year.

    It's the cheapest option to prevent soil creep around the tracks.


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    #275
    kc56
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Time for daytime as well as nighttime sandite runs and a programme of cutting everything that sheds within sight of a track, then.

    Two months of this can't be accepted every year.

    A lot of the trees are on private property. Not much IE can do about that.

    A lot of ppl are blaming the PPT trains for resent delays but, wasn't the DART quite capable of creating delays long before the PPT arrived?


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    #276
    Sam Russell
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    kc56 wrote: »
    A lot of the trees are on private property. Not much IE can do about that.

    Well, anyone can trim a tree back to the boundary with one's own property. The timber belongs to the owner of the tree and should be returned to them.

    Irish Rail can trim trees overhanging the railway line and do not need permission.


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    #277
    kc56
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭kc56


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Well, anyone can trim a tree back to the boundary with one's own property. The timber belongs to the owner of the tree and should be returned to them.

    Irish Rail can trim trees overhanging the railway line and do not need permission.

    From http://www.irishrail.ie/news/lowrailadhesion
    Vegetation management: Removing trees from our property, and making sure other vegetation is cut back and managed. Unfortunately, we can't remove trees from bordering properties.

    From http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/leaves/
    Some train companies alter their timetables to take account of the increase in journey times caused by the reduction in adhesion each autumn.

    IE are not the only railway to suffer from autumn leaf fall.


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    #278
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,404 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Well, anyone can trim a tree back to the boundary with one's own property. The timber belongs to the owner of the tree and should be returned to them.

    Irish Rail can trim trees overhanging the railway line and do not need permission.
    kc56 wrote: »
    From http://www.irishrail.ie/news/lowrailadhesion
    Vegetation management: Removing trees from our property, and making sure other vegetation is cut back and managed. Unfortunately, we can't remove trees from bordering properties.

    I did not say they could remove the trees on adjoining property, only that they can trim them to the boundary. Also they will not remove trees from adjoining property at their expense, only at the owners expense.


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    #279
    GM228
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    Heisenberg1 wrote: »
    There has been 4 extra signals put in between Connolly and Pearse and axle counters with the last phase of the CCRP. The current infrastructure can cope with the extra services but at the moment with low rail adhesion it's causing havoc with the timetable.

    Only 2 extra signals went in beween Connolly and Pearse and both are betwen Tara St and Pearse.


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    #280
    GM228
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    kc56 wrote: »
    From http://www.irishrail.ie/news/lowrailadhesion
    Vegetation management: Removing trees from our property, and making sure other vegetation is cut back and managed. Unfortunately, we can't remove trees from bordering properties.

    From http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/leaves/
    Some train companies alter their timetables to take account of the increase in journey times caused by the reduction in adhesion each autumn.

    IE are not the only railway to suffer from autumn leaf fall.

    IE are permitted to fell, lop or more importantly remove any tree which interferes with the operation of the railway including trees on land which they don't own once they serve notice on the land owners that they are doing so.


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    #281
    GM228
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    Sam Russell wrote: »
    I did not say they could remove the trees on adjoining property, only that they can trim them to the boundary. Also they will not remove trees from adjoining property at their expense, only at the owners expense.

    That's incorrect Sam, trees are removed at the railways expense. If a property owner removes trees themselves on request of IE then IE must pay the property owner any expenses incurred.


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    #282
    Heisenberg1
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    GM228 wrote: »
    Only 2 extra signals went in beween Connolly and Pearse and both are betwen Tara St and Pearse.

    Are the signals reading from GCD both the turn back platform and the UP platform not new? Is there not 1 extra put in between Pearse and GCD on the down line ?


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    #283
    Heisenberg1
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    Before GCD was changed you had 2 signals between LDR and Pearse up line not including the starter off LDR platform now you 3.


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    #284
    GM228
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    Heisenberg1 wrote: »
    Are the signals reading from GCD both the turn back platform and the UP platform not new? Is there not 1 extra put in between Pearse and GCD on the down line ?

    You said between Connolly and Pearse, you didn't mention GCD.

    Yes there are several new signals in the GCD area, (6 to be exact).


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    #285
    Heisenberg1
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    GM228 wrote: »
    You said between Connolly and Pearse, you didn't mention GCD.

    Yes there are several new signals in the GCD area, (6 to be exact).

    I was talking about the CCRP last phase


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    #286
    GM228
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    Heisenberg1 wrote: »
    I was talking about the CCRP last phase

    Fair enough, I took you up wrong based on this:-
    Heisenberg1 wrote: »
    There has been 4 extra signals put in between Connolly and Pearse and axle counters with the last phase of the CCRP. The current infrastructure can cope with the extra services but at the moment with low rail adhesion it's causing havoc with the timetable.

    The last phase of the CCRP saw 8 extra signals in total go in between Tara St and GCD, but yes only 2 in each direction between GCD and Tara St when you take into account normal running.


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    #287
    Heisenberg1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Heisenberg1


    I should have been more clear when I say Pearse I mean the interlocking not the station which is Dublin Central now.


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