Surely they cannot close railways in this day and age? What about all the commuters to Dublin from Wexford ?
Ah, here is the rub: nobody said “close”. The NTA actually wants to increase capacity on the route. It is just that it is considering if this can be best achieved by terminating trains from Rosslare at either Wicklow or Greystones and transferring passengers to the Dart service. Wait. The Dart at Wicklow? The Dart only goes as far as Greystones, and that is only a half service, based on a single line from Bray. Am I missing something about Wicklow?has said new Dart trains on order from French trainmaker Alstom will have batteries and will be able to reach Wicklow. He has expressed the hope this might happen by 2026.It is not likely. There are as yet no facilities to recharge electric trains in Wicklow.
‘A few months ago my wife left the country. The last six months have been the most traumatic of my life’The Easter Quiz: 50 questions on sport, celebrity, geography and more Is this really about difficulty slotting diesel trains into the Greater Dublin Area electric train network? There is always a big gap in the Dart timetable when a diesel is running through the network.has frequently said delivering additional frequency on the Rosslare to Dublin line was “challenging” in the context of a high-frequency Dart service. This week the company said this challenge “will increase with improvements in Greystones Dart frequency”.Perhaps surprisingly, better than expected.
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