Tag Archives: Irish rail

How to increase seating capacity on trains

Posted on April 1, 2013 by The Helpful Engineer

One of the advantages of travelling by train is that it gives you time out to read, chat, stare out the window or think. And it occurred to me on my daily train commute that the seating layout on Irish trains could be … Continue reading →

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Irish Rail: 2013 timetable changes

Posted on December 17, 2012 by The Helpful Engineer

Irish Rail have asked for customer feedback on their draft 2013 timetable changes for the rail lines serving Heuston Station, Dublin. Heuston Station is an end of line station (no through services) and serves commuter and intercity routes to the South, South West and … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Railway: Irish Peat Bog Railways

Posted on March 28, 2012 by The Helpful Engineer

Irish Rail operate the main passenger and freight railway lines in Ireland. Their network extends to approximately 1900 km. However there is another rail network in Ireland whose network length probably exceeds this total length. This is the narrow gauge railway used to … Continue reading →

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Irish Rail: Double charging on some routes?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by The Helpful Engineer

New rail fares have been introduced by Irish Rail. Across the network the average rail fare has increased by 6%. But although these fare increases have been approved by the National Transport Authority, there are some strange faults in the … Continue reading →

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Irish Rail. Do you love your train station?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by The Helpful Engineer

Irish rail have launched a competition which allows travellers to vote for their station by text message for 20 cent. Their question is ‘do you love your station?’. While I like living close to my train station in the Kildare town of … Continue reading →

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Extension to Dublins Luas red line open, but is it too long?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by The Helpful Engineer

Last Saturday saw the opening of a new section of the Dublin’s light rail system. The extension is 4 km long, runs between Belgard and Saggart Village and contains five new stops. Two of the stops contain park and ride facilities. I went along on the free open day to try it out. Continue reading →

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