You mean it’s not all bad news in Dublin exclusively
YoIronFistBro on
This is bad news, in the sense that it should have happened ages ago.
Ic3Giant on
Anyone know when the public will actually get to use them? I presume there will be a long period of testing before we get into them?
Key_Duck_6293 on
Its not a question of it all being doom and gloom. Its just across the board way too slow & unambitious for public transport improvements.
We are way to rich a country to have it be so slow to get around
FootFalse5536 on
Coming to a DART line near you in 2045!!
qwerty_1965 on
The accent is safe!
Sharp_Salary_238 on
Meanwhile the line between Athlone to Mullingar was turned into a greenway which is great but a Trainline would have been better
mikerock87 on
White! They will be cleaning them everyday!
DivilYouKnow on
It would be better news if the government didn’t just postpone a handful or public transport infrastructure plans so they could use the budget to build roads. A strategy that has proven time and time again to not work in cities across the world.
You would have to wonder just how much of an influence the car lobby had on this decision making. Darragh O’Brien is Transport Minister and was previously Housing Minister. In charge of a department which allowed its rules and funding to be written by developers and cuckoo funds.
The cancellation of transport infrastructure does not bode well for the future of this government.
General_Z0 on
They’ll look great sitting still waiting to squeeze through Connolly in the morning.
New trains are great but it’s infrastructure we’re after.
Extra-Swordfish7129 on
new trains in Dublin, please rejoice Ireland
AbsolutelyDireWolf on
I only commute once or twice a week from the Midlands to Dublin, down by the ports and I’ve no had a delayed train all year, bar maybe 2 mornings where we were like 30 mins late.
I absolutely love my commute. I’m going for drinks tonight getting the last train home, but ordinarily, I can leave my office at 4pm, grab a Dublin bike down the quays to Heuston, walk onto the 4.25 Limerick train and I’m in Laois at 5.03pm…. an hour and 3 mins from the far side of the city, down by the docklands to Laois.
Also, I have my golf wets in my bag in case I’ve to cycle in heavy rain and have only used them once all year a few weeks ago.
justbecauseyoumademe on
Start celebrating when they actually get deployed
ginger_and_egg on
Can’t believe we’re getting trains delivered by lorry 😳
/s
user90857 on
is not dart+ postponed 3 years recently. its nice to see new trains coming here but when are they going to be operational
Future_Jackfruit5360 on
I thought these were broken and couldn’t be used for years.
Stringr55 on
Watch as they don’t fit the tracks or something now
pmjwhelan on
adjavang on
I look forward to getting FF/FG leaflets boasting about how they delivered them, despite them actively gutting public transport funding.
bassmastashadez on
I saw one of them between Connolly and Clontarf a few weeks ago. They look really nice!
Kardashev_Type1 on
Having commuter rail is great. I imagine it must be nice…
Kinetikku on
In Donegal we simply read about these magical things in books…glad to know you dubs are getting nice things though.
alangcarter on
The cocaine shipments are getting pretty blatant.
DeargDoom12 on
You wait ages for 1 and then 4 come at once
Big-Computer5628 on
I think you mean, as per usual Dublin which already has a usable public transport system, gets even more money and services. At the same if i wanted to get a train from Kerry to Sligo today it would take 4 trains and 8.5 hours when driving takes 3.5. Sure is great news yeah
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You mean it’s not all bad news in Dublin exclusively
This is bad news, in the sense that it should have happened ages ago.
Anyone know when the public will actually get to use them? I presume there will be a long period of testing before we get into them?
Its not a question of it all being doom and gloom. Its just across the board way too slow & unambitious for public transport improvements.
We are way to rich a country to have it be so slow to get around
Coming to a DART line near you in 2045!!
The accent is safe!
Meanwhile the line between Athlone to Mullingar was turned into a greenway which is great but a Trainline would have been better
White! They will be cleaning them everyday!
It would be better news if the government didn’t just postpone a handful or public transport infrastructure plans so they could use the budget to build roads. A strategy that has proven time and time again to not work in cities across the world.
You would have to wonder just how much of an influence the car lobby had on this decision making. Darragh O’Brien is Transport Minister and was previously Housing Minister. In charge of a department which allowed its rules and funding to be written by developers and cuckoo funds.
The cancellation of transport infrastructure does not bode well for the future of this government.
They’ll look great sitting still waiting to squeeze through Connolly in the morning.
New trains are great but it’s infrastructure we’re after.
new trains in Dublin, please rejoice Ireland
I only commute once or twice a week from the Midlands to Dublin, down by the ports and I’ve no had a delayed train all year, bar maybe 2 mornings where we were like 30 mins late.
I absolutely love my commute. I’m going for drinks tonight getting the last train home, but ordinarily, I can leave my office at 4pm, grab a Dublin bike down the quays to Heuston, walk onto the 4.25 Limerick train and I’m in Laois at 5.03pm…. an hour and 3 mins from the far side of the city, down by the docklands to Laois.
Also, I have my golf wets in my bag in case I’ve to cycle in heavy rain and have only used them once all year a few weeks ago.
Start celebrating when they actually get deployed
Can’t believe we’re getting trains delivered by lorry 😳
/s
is not dart+ postponed 3 years recently. its nice to see new trains coming here but when are they going to be operational
I thought these were broken and couldn’t be used for years.
Watch as they don’t fit the tracks or something now
I look forward to getting FF/FG leaflets boasting about how they delivered them, despite them actively gutting public transport funding.
I saw one of them between Connolly and Clontarf a few weeks ago. They look really nice!
Having commuter rail is great. I imagine it must be nice…
In Donegal we simply read about these magical things in books…glad to know you dubs are getting nice things though.
The cocaine shipments are getting pretty blatant.
You wait ages for 1 and then 4 come at once
I think you mean, as per usual Dublin which already has a usable public transport system, gets even more money and services. At the same if i wanted to get a train from Kerry to Sligo today it would take 4 trains and 8.5 hours when driving takes 3.5. Sure is great news yeah
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You’d think they’d bring them in by train, no? 🤪
They look cute all packaged up. I want to unwrap one
Is it too late to object to this?
I think you mean in Dublin, not Ireland
Wow. Didn’t know they are coming from Poland!
Ah well I just farted at the back of the number 52 so you know, swings and roundabouts…
Wait to see if they are correct for our rail gauge and fit. Don’t count your chickens, an all that.