Lads and lassies, my walk to Pearse Station every evening brings me past the Mont Clare Hotel. As there is a clearway in operation at the time I usually pass by, if one of your buses is parked there, I will see it.
Observed today at 1715.
Archive for April, 2009
06 KE 3295 - CIE Tours International bus
Wednesday, April 29th, 200908 D 30336 CIE Tours International Bus - 22nd April 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Observed parking on double yellow lines outside the Mont Clare Hotel during clearway operational hours at 1714
Bullying rife in Irish Rail
Sunday, April 19th, 2009according to a report in today’s Sunday Independent. No shit Sherlock. Well, when you put third or fourth rate scumbags into positions of authority, what do you expect? A Buddhist prayer session?
Where is the Kildare Line?
Monday, April 13th, 2009After many months of driving to Maynooth, parking at my parents house and walking to/from the train station in Maynooth to get into Dublin - rather than park at Hazelhatch and involuntarily agree to be clamped by no good cock sucking pricks and shitheads, I decided that I would investigate a return to using the train from Hazelhatch to Heuston and feeder bus to Stephens Green - bridging the gap by cycling from my house in Celbridge to the station.
As it is a while since I have paid a cash fare on the line from Hazelhatch (due to having had an annual pass - I wouldn’t give gobshite rail the pleasure of fining me for fare evasion) I visited the Irish Rail website to see what the fare is.
On the following page, there is allegedly a fare calculator for “DART”. Nonetheless, this also includes options for all stations on the Maynooth Line (with the exception of Phoenix Park) and the line to Balbriggan as well as Kilcoole.
Where are Parkwest & Cherry Orchard, Fonthill, Adamstown and Hazelhatch? Or is the fare to be charged whatever IR want on the day and if there is no one at Hazelhatch to sell you a ticket, pay the penalty fare?
Cobh line level crossings replaced
Saturday, April 11th, 2009According to the Irish Independent, a new bridge has been installed on the Cork - Cobh line to replace a couple of level crossings that provided access to houses on the landward side of the railway line. Not only should this led to increased safety but increased speed along this section of line too! Although, one wonders has the old bitch who complains about trains speeding along this section of the line been replaced also?
Pearse Station - 9th April 2009
Thursday, April 9th, 2009During rush hour, there should be no delay - no error - no difficulties - well, unless you are Irish Rail. One of the two ticket machines on the right in Pearse Station was only taking exact change at 1712 today. Not good enough.
06th April 2009 - CIE Tours International - 07 C 17190
Monday, April 6th, 2009Observed a CIE Tours International bus parked on double yellow lines during clearway operation hours outside the Mont Clare Hotel in Dublin.
6th April 2009 - Pearse Station
Monday, April 6th, 2009At Pearse Station this evening, 1 of three ticket validators accessing the Northbound platform was marked as usable but not actually accepting tickets. When the train I was on (1739 ex Pearse to Maynooth) was passing between Glasnevin Junction and Liffey Junction, I noticed that the emergency access gate from Glasnevin Cemetery onto the track was open. So much for safety.
Pearse Station 3rd April 2009
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Where is the zero tolerance of non functional ticket machines? Oh silly me I forgot - zero tolerance is for us only - you are above the law like all State bodies.
The single ticket machine on the Down side of the entrance hall was refusing to take any money - i.e. non functional. The right hand machine of the two on the Up side of the entrance hall had a bit of a problem with 10 euro notes ( I tried two of them) and it took three or four attempts before your crappy non functional “technology” would sell me a ticket.
I look forward to the day when, using the principle that the State is above the law, a future Government elected by the people for the people (or even a Government dependent on a maverick Independent TD) introduces spot fines for IR employees. Start at a million euro - payable in cash - with as much right of appeal as your spot fines for no ticket or to get unclamped by the law breaking scumbags contracted by you to engage in the unconstitutional practice that is car clamping.
Hell - that maverick TD might even be me - after all, I’d only need one term in office and my demands would be low - screw Irish Rail.
Railtours Ireland
Friday, April 3rd, 2009I’ll admit, when this crowd setup, I thought that they’d be gone in a year. They are still going some 10 years later with a range of tours - primarily aimed at the gullible American - which usually involve part of the journey by rail in Ireland.
Recently there was a railway heritage weekend in Clifden in Co. Galway. I was notified of the event by a group that I am a member of. The flyer issued by the organisers noted that Railtours Ireland were organising a special weekend package including return rail travel to Galway from Dublin, bus from Galway to Clifden and 2 nights stay in the Clifden area - including the possiblity of staying in the hotel that was the railway station.
There was no option to book this tour online - unlike their other tours. They did offer an email option to enquire so I emailed. And got no response. I then rang and left a voicemail message and got no response.
Which is it Railtours Ireland? Are you incompetent? Or is it just that you will not do business with me? If Conor Casby can be cautioned for incitement to hatred over his caricature of BIFFO, refusing to do business with me arising out of my legitimate criticism of gobshite rail definitely ranks as such.