BUSRAGE Discussions » Topic: DB’s token gesture—“doubling” bus service parallel to DART

BUSRAGE Discussions » Topic: DB’s token gesture—“doubling” bus service parallel to DART http://busrage.com/forum/ BUSRAGE Discussions » Topic: DB’s token gesture—“doubling” bus service parallel to DART en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:27:12 +0000 Al on "DB’s token gesture—“doubling” bus service parallel to DART" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1379#post-1380 Thu, 09 Oct 2003 22:19:29 +0000 Al 1380@http://busrage.com/forum/ <a href=http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=87>Heres the other article.</a> Sorry about that Al on "DB’s token gesture—“doubling” bus service parallel to DART" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1379#post-1379 Thu, 09 Oct 2003 22:18:10 +0000 Al 1379@http://busrage.com/forum/ Article on DB web site <a href=http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=247>here</a>. Among the doubling shall be routes 7 as well as the 59/59Acertainly nothing that makes sense, such as resurrecting route 8. The only other bus routes to be doubled are the 45/45A, 46A, and 84. This other <http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=87>article</a> off the Irish Rail web site, about the same (bungled) project, reveals that weekend rail service to places like Arklow and Rosslare will also suffer, with bustitution occurring at either Greystones or Arklow stations. This project is supposed to cost a mere 176 million??? No wonder they are taking their time and doing it wrong. Heck, even the price tag is no real excuseon other railway systems, there is no excuse to cancel any service for mere platform upgrades. What a load of