2021 version (kinda) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZjYiHelj7CqqJY
@Celtic2Realms2 жыл бұрын
As others said IE and the government are not really interested in rail freight. But railway enthusiasts apparently are also not interested. A railway historian told me that the numbers of passengers and freight on trains or the income and expenditure account are not mentioned in railway history books as people are only interested in station layouts, type of locos used, and coaches and wagons available, how the line was built and when it closed and the railway staff. When I look at a railway history book the usage and economics of the line are of interest.
@Isochest Жыл бұрын
The economics are the only way it will be revived.
@TheDaf95xf3 жыл бұрын
They had a fantastic network and vision. But now it’s all gone and now the roads are full especially the M50 in Dublin as I use it once a fortnight and get stuck ☹️ It’ll all come back one day with the lines of Amazon wagons 👍🏻
@AndreiTupolev3 жыл бұрын
"Irish Rail's nationwide network serves every city and town in Ireland" 🙄🤔
@DarrenBates3 жыл бұрын
They had road services for the bits not directly connected by rail. Have to remember there was barely any dual carriageway road back then, never mind motorways.
@irelandbloke3 жыл бұрын
Great video :)
@100_blackrock73 жыл бұрын
It will never come back unless private operators are encouraged (not just permitted) to enter the market. IE have lost the marketing skills, the infrastructure (yards and lines gone) and indeed the will to continue. Problem is I don't see a queue of operators lining up to come in. That's a real pity as there is business here.
@joshuaW56212 жыл бұрын
Now railway freight is quite limited atm.
@europa2000man3 жыл бұрын
Much better service back then. Now, there's only freight liners between Dublin and Ballina and logs from Ballina to Waterford. So sad to see how miserable Irish Rail have become.
@SouthernYard3 жыл бұрын
It was IE policy to exit freight altogether. Thankfully something is left.
@JohnDoe-gc1pm9 ай бұрын
😮 the fleet is orange!!!
@BrendanNutley3 жыл бұрын
And then along came DPD and the likes. I don't think Irish rail does much of this work now do they?
@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies3 жыл бұрын
You have to wonder how real and serious this 'promo' is considering they were at this point starting to close down all lines west and south of Athlone (hence the station move across the river) and were more than happy to go along with the infamous official announcement of 'no further significant investment in rail in Ireland'. I just think this promo was an excuse to spend money rather than hustle for new business. A 1980s version of repainting the stations on the West Cork lines as they were closing them.
@SouthernYard3 жыл бұрын
This film is typical of our attitude to railways. On one hand the rail company is promoting their business but on the other hand the government is plotting the further downgrade of the network. This had been happening over 30 years since 1960s. It’s still happening today. They’re now using the greenway smokescreen to provide a public amenity and leave a carrot that the line could be reopened at a time in the future. All nonsense.
@martinbitter41623 жыл бұрын
Fasttrack closed with the introduction of ICR?
@Isochest3 жыл бұрын
IE did it right then!
@bob-seek-destroy-sd17085 ай бұрын
We had an even better service in those days compared to DPD Amazon and Ebay even joom your waiting at least a month for delivery if we had contracts with China in those days it would be a 24 hour delivery service no BS
@drnickriviera28413 жыл бұрын
Ryan tuberdys father destroyed irish rail
@tomwalsh22443 жыл бұрын
Actually it was his mother's father Todd Andrews. His father was a doctor called Tubridy, a psychiatrist I believe. Todd Andrews was also the father of TD David Andrews and grandfather of Barry Andrews, Ryan Tubridy's first cousin.