Did somebody say Limerick? There once was a train in Tralee That trundled its way to the sea Geoff and Vicki onboard Two presenters adored Taking pictures and drinking their tea
Took one first-class train trip on my vacation in England last year and I had the carriage to myself. Until a railway employee showed up with beer and a sandwich ... No wonder I got a good rate.
The train you caught at Ballybrophy was a class 2800 built in 2000 in Japan by the Tokyu Car Corporation. the 10 remaining units are all based in Limerick
@@s125ish There's nothing preventing Irish rail from buying British trains. NI railways bought ex Gatwick express carriages and converted them to Irish gauge. Irish rail put out an open tender for their requirements and the best bid wins. Simple as that.
Great documentary guys, but you should really get a reusable cup for all the tea you drink. Maybe you could make one with an 'All the Stations' logo on it..?
Used to be a great pub at Ballybrophy...... would be rammed between trains when the Rugby/Hurling was on in Dublin...... ......mind you, the trains were all loco hauled then..... and the Ballybrophy was one loco.... one steam heating van and two old Cravens...... happy days
The board doesn't list platform 7? That's odd. But similar to King's Cross which doesn't show there's a platform 9 3/4 since that platform can only be used by wizards
Platform 7 at Dublin Connolly is actually over the far side of the station and is used by DART and commuter trains mainly. You have to get to it by the station subway
not really. That particular board at Connolly Station only lists either Intercity trains (Dublin to Rosslare, Dublin To Sligo, etc.) as well as Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train. The main access o platforms 6 and 7 at Connollyis via a subway under the station from platform 4
Utterly splendid! Mike as a random traveller makes this so good; but without you 2 being there his first attempt to save the line by buying a ticket for it would stay with him and his friends: thanks to you it now rings and echoes through the digital signals of the whole world. Well done, and thank you; and Mike.
The board does list Platform 7, the screens work differently to the UK. Connolly's main board is divided up into four sections (left to right) Next Northbound DART (Screen 1) Next Southbound DART (Screen 2) Next Two Commuter Trains (Screens 3, 4) Next Three Intercity (Screens 5, 6, 7) You can have situations where there are three commuter trains in about 15 minutes and the third one doesn't show up till 10 minutes before departure as the other two spots are taken by earlier commuter trains, whilst the Intercity board shows a train in 2 hours time. Irish Rail's provision of information is poor, there are far too little platform displays with most stations outside Dublin not having them. The ones that do display minimal information and even in Connolly if alighting at Platform 6 or 7 you have to walk all the way to Platform 4 to see a table of departures for all platforms, a pain for connections.
That seems useless! Can't they just have a general board of the next 10 or so trains irrespective of whether they're intercity or commuter? (Though I don't especially like the UK-style page system, too often you end up on page 2. In Welsh.)
I'm afraid that's no longer the case, it was for many years but it hasn't been that way for some time. The system is now Screen 1 - Next Northbound Dart Screen 2 - Next Southbound Dart Screen 3 - Next Northern Commuter Train Screen 4 - Next Western Commuter Train Screen 5 - Next Enterprise Train Screen 6 - Next Sligo Branch Train Screen 7 - Next Rosslare Branch Train The idea of the boards is to show the next train on every line. This is a far superior system to what is used in the UK where there is screen overload.
@@AllTheStations It's an incorrect answer - if you want to know where a train goes there are summary of departure boards all over the station. It is not Irish Rail's job to hold your hand and tell you where to go, do your research. It's a train station not an LED display enthusiasts building. People want to get on a train and go with minimum of fuss, without being blasted with huge LED screens everywhere like in the UK where stations are full of shops, 50+ screens and announcements going off every few seconds to help the children who didn't bother to do their research before setting off. If you come to a train station unprepared, you cannot expect IR to cover up for that fact.
Another great video. I enjoyed the 📷 picturesque scenery and quaint buildings. Irish Rail sure keeps extensive archives. Too bad some early days of historical information is missing. Mike is now a star! I'd love to visit Ireland someday.
Is Geoff having problems counting ? Two ways Dublin to Limerick ? 1) Dublin to Limerick direct via Milltown Crossing, 2) Dublin to Limerick via Limerick Junction, 3) Dublin to Limerick via Nenagh (change at Ballybrophy), 4) Dublin to Limerick via Waterford (I have even done Dublin to Limerick via Rosslare Harbour Pier) either via Kilkenny or the avoiding line, 5) Dublin to Limerick via Athenry and Ennis.
Passenger trains through the Phoenix Park tunnel started in 2017, running just in the morning and evening peak. With not too many passengers at the start, but has been increasing since then. Also I took a ride through the tunnel in the summer of 2017. Also this year I noticed there is an hourly service during the day as well.
Hi Jim at Ballybrophy! & hi Mike from the train...he was great! 😊 Interesting visit to Irish Railway Record Society...I love those type of places, I think something for everyone! Another wonderful video! ✔ Thank you
Another brilliant video! The Phoenix Park Line is my last section of required track in Dublin. I did the Limerick to Ballybrophy train in April last year. My Mother and I were the only passengers who did the whole journey. A few commuters from Limerick travel to Castleconnell, Birdhill and and 1 passenger to Nenagh. Then 1 other person got on at Nenagh and a couple more got on at Cloughjordan and Roscrea, The person who got on a Nenagh got off at Roscrea. Everyone who made it to Ballybrophy then caught mainline trains and a few of the Dublin to Cork Train got off at Ballybrophy to do the journey Geoff and Vicki do in this video!
I've just noticed, the beeps on the doors are the opposite that of the UK's. In Ireland, they have a rapid beep to open the door, but a slow beep when the door is closing.
@@Loc1600 Yes, the wider the guage, the wider the carriages can be, also it's more stable at speed. A wider guage was used by the GWR in England too, but it was more expensive to put in as it needed more land, bigger tunnels etc.
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@@truckerallikatuk The width of carriages is defined by the loading gauge, which is not so much dependent on the track gauge, but that being said usually wider gauge tracks also means wider rolling stock.
Wow, love the buildings of the Ballyprophy-Limerick line, hope they keep it open, get a few more services and increase the speed limit.. Looks like a well kept and run service as a whole. New rolling stock etc
I've been waiting for Nenagh, although born and bred in Weymouth UK my family come from the Nenagh area. Thanks for the nostalgia and goosebumps. Its a shame you didn't have time time to see Nenagh castle or the beauty of Loch Derg but I understand the limitations on your time.
I wouldn't be too sure of that. There is currently an exhibition at the Rijks Museum entitled..."All The Rembrandts". Is this a coincidence, a secret fan or a subtle hint?
@@EnglishVeteran Rubbish, the majority of Europeans want to stay European. It is the right wing fascists that want to leave! They are a sizeable bunch but a minority nonetheless!
Square Peg Round Hole the majority of Dutch people are really not wishing to leave the EU. We know what it has done and still does for us especially economically. We aren’t as foolish as those who voted leave in the UK.
I've just re-run this 3 times, looking for Roscrea. I'm currently reading 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' by Martin Sixsmith and Roscrea is crucial. And of course the brilliant film 'Philomena' with Judi Dench and Steve Coogan
The main board at Connolly only lists the next two DARTs, next two Commuters, and next three InterCitys regardless of their platform of departure. So the PPT service must've been after the next two, hence it not showing when you were going through. PS: Drumcondra's not marked off on the map despite you going through there 😛
The main problem for the Nenagh branch line is most of the towns served are also served by the motorway between Dublin and Limerick. The railway simply simply can’t compete in terms of speed
It could, they could increase the line speed to 100mph & use compatable rolling stock (such as the 22k), but this would involve a massive upgrade to the track & infrastructure of that particular line.
I had a Train basically to myself once, a Saturday morning shuttle on the Metro-North Danbury branch, which was after a ride in an empty bar car with its lounge style seating area.
I was on the jubilee this lunchtime coming from Waterloo and by the end arriving at Stratford there were 4 of us in the carriage, I was mentally wishing the others had gotten off, I have never been in a tube carriage on my own.
Woah! 11 stations left in Ireland and then its only North Ireland to go next! I can't believe that all of this was possible thanks to the amazing donators and fans of your channel in 54 minutes. I hope that you'll be able to manage another one of these in a few years, maybe to France? :D
Loved the visit to the archives, but it's sad that the line you travelled is so under-used. A gentle pace to each episode, with fascinating background, and this video was no exception!
The survival of Ballybrophy-Limerick must be the most remarkable in IE's beleaguered system, except maybe for Limerick Jc-Waterford. Apart from the motorway making express buses competitive to Dublin, the line perversely has a south-facing connection towards Thurles, so that any through running to the city would require a reversal. Even so, in the old days Roscrea and Nenagh had through services to Kingsbridge with dining cars. Pre-covid there were half-hearted efforts to stimulate traffic with commuter services into Limerick, but the prognosis for this route must be doubtful. As usual, most investment in public transit is going into the Pale.
And not just that, Galway has a hidden service. Anyway, why get on at Connolly to Limerick via the phoniex park tunnel and changing at Hazelhatch? What I'd do is get on at Heuston and going via Thurles instead of going from Connolly.
With the Phoenix Park Tunnel having services, this means that Ireland's rail services are still not in "two halves," with the closure of Waterford - Rosslare they would have been!!
Geoff, did you call at Manulla Junction ? It is a very rare occurrence of a “platform change station” only with no access to or from the road. I believe there is one in Scotland but I don’t believe there is one in England or Wales.
And every night when the moon gives light, The ghost of the miller is seen, As he walks the track with a sack on his back, Down to the Black Borheen. And the mill wheels turn though the night is still, And the elf lights flash from the ruined mill, He haunts the station, he haunts the hill, And the land that lies between.
I don't know about running along the Nenagh platform going "nee-nah, nee-nah", but I do know that the new incidental music sounds like the "All the Stations" theme, SUNG BY CATS.
I love small specialty museums like the IRRS. Loads of unobtainable material, all carefully catalogued and arranged. I imagine they don't have a lot of funding, so digitizing the collection would require a sugar-daddy they probably do not have at present. I found their website; they offer memberships and I know they'd appreciate the funds and interest: irishrailarchives.ie/
Great to see Geoff & Vicki on my local line (I live in Cloughjordan) - but it's a pity they picked such an underused train. As a frequent user, I can assure them that there could have been many times more on another night. Have they picked up the prevailing national narrative that the only thing worth noting about rural rail is low usage?? Of course, being G&V, they found lots of good things to comment on too. However, I recall no comment whatsoever on low passenger numbers in their Grand Tour of Britain - much of it on trains that looked almost empty*. So why comment on numbers here in Ireland? (*Maybe there WERE a few such remarks ! I've watched a lot of the videos but not all, so feel free to correct me!) They also seem to have picked up the myth that only Nenagh station is much used, so they expressed surprise that the majority alighted at Clough. That's not unusual. Numbers using Clough station have probably quadrupled in the last 10-12 years, partly because of very active local promotion - something Irish Rail wouldn't dream of doing! It could be the busiest station on the line now. The fact is that "inadequate" numbers are an inevitable consequence of an inadequate timetable. If you cannot commute to work, school or college in either Limerick or Dublin (or anywhere else), you're not likely to travel often. Moreover, when you have only two trains a day, they are rarely ideal for occasional use either: rarely a good fit with onward connections, even by rail, or with appointments, meetings or social events. So the service is best suited to leisure travel - of the "Day Out" or the "a few days away" variety. Hundreds of people use it for that - but naturally not very often. Compare that with the service provided by the Borders Rail project between Edinburgh and Galalsheils (which is no bigger than Nenagh & Roscrea added together). Reopened after 60 years of closure, the line has a train every half hour, running at decent speeds too - and it's full to capacity after only a few years of operation. Moral: many people WANT to use public transport - but in the modern world it has to be fit for purpose! C'mon, G&V, focus on what you do so brilliantly: talk the railways up! There are legions of critics out there only too willing to talk them down. PLEASE, don't be a mouthpiece for the naysayers!!
An entire series by Geoff on the least used stations in the UK may have given a hint to underused railway infra in the UK. I think you're being overly sensitive, I read nothing into what they are saying other than that since the motorway opened the line is less popular, with the guard also noting the lower running speeds would not be helping that out.
Interesting fact given to us by a Dublin City tour guide that Heuston station is actually named after Whitney Houston! I'm thinking most of the foreign tourists on the open top bus believed him!
@@thestargateking Lack of maintenance on the line mostly, not much point paying to maintain the line properly if there's the constant threat of closure looming over it
ryanch94 which is ironic because if they gave the line some maintenance so trains could run full speed the line would have more usage as it would be potentially faster or close enough to car speeds
@@thestargateking As everywhere, all money was put into roads, people switched to driving (Little wonder if you compare 20mins by car to 60mins by train.) and now everyone is complaining about lost patronage on the train. Less trains run, less people use them and then the service is further reduced which in turn reduces the number of passengers even further. Then the line is closed due to economic inviability.
Several people have asked already, but I'm from the town so I need to ask again, WHERE IS ROSCREA?? I had childlike excitement to see it on your channel!
Did somebody say Limerick?
There once was a train in Tralee
That trundled its way to the sea
Geoff and Vicki onboard
Two presenters adored
Taking pictures and drinking their tea
"trundled it's way to the sea" - are you referring to the abandoned Tralee to Fenit railway?
Next time I have a train all to myself, I'm totally going to do things.
Took one first-class train trip on my vacation in England last year and I had the carriage to myself. Until a railway employee showed up with beer and a sandwich ...
No wonder I got a good rate.
It still has CCTV (I think) ;)
nono. you have to do.. Things..
All the things?
@@Codiac300 One of those 'things' could be to disable the CCTV!
An All The Stations video every day, makes all the troubles of the world go away.
Absolutely☺
Yeah, these two are funny and lovely.
Limerick trains go from heuston not Connolly
Good man Jim at Ballybrophy! "are you busy" - "ahh Flat out"
The train you caught at Ballybrophy was a class 2800 built in 2000 in Japan by the Tokyu Car Corporation. the 10 remaining units are all based in Limerick
It kind of looked like that other sort of sprinter like thing ...
The class 2600 in Cork?
Most likely... the "not pacer"!!
Is it the gauge that prevents Irish rail ordering British trains
@@s125ish There's nothing preventing Irish rail from buying British trains. NI railways bought ex Gatwick express carriages and converted them to Irish gauge. Irish rail put out an open tender for their requirements and the best bid wins. Simple as that.
Great documentary guys, but you should really get a reusable cup for all the tea you drink. Maybe you could make one with an 'All the Stations' logo on it..?
Thompson Crowley I sense a good merch opportunity
I love Vikki’s sense of humour!
Used to be a great pub at Ballybrophy...... would be rammed between trains when the Rugby/Hurling was on in Dublin......
......mind you, the trains were all loco hauled then..... and the Ballybrophy was one loco.... one steam heating van and two old Cravens...... happy days
Seems that the best thing about Irish railways is meeting nice people ... and stunning scenery ... and castles ...
The board doesn't list platform 7? That's odd. But similar to King's Cross which doesn't show there's a platform 9 3/4 since that platform can only be used by wizards
That's because platform 7 is only for the "Little People". That's leprechauns to you and me.
Platform 7 can only be used by culchies... that's why they couldn't find it 🤣🤣
Platform 7 at Dublin Connolly is actually over the far side of the station and is used by DART and commuter trains mainly. You have to get to it by the station subway
not really. That particular board at Connolly Station only lists either Intercity trains (Dublin to Rosslare, Dublin To Sligo, etc.) as well as Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train. The main access o platforms 6 and 7 at Connollyis via a subway under the station from platform 4
Utterly splendid! Mike as a random traveller makes this so good; but without you 2 being there his first attempt to save the line by buying a ticket for it would stay with him and his friends: thanks to you it now rings and echoes through the digital signals of the whole world. Well done, and thank you; and Mike.
Mike seems a nice gentleman to have on a train journey with
Ireland is such a lovely country in which to travel by train. Thanks for sharing.
The board does list Platform 7, the screens work differently to the UK.
Connolly's main board is divided up into four sections (left to right)
Next Northbound DART (Screen 1)
Next Southbound DART (Screen 2)
Next Two Commuter Trains (Screens 3, 4)
Next Three Intercity (Screens 5, 6, 7)
You can have situations where there are three commuter trains in about 15 minutes and the third one doesn't show up till 10 minutes before departure as the other two spots are taken by earlier commuter trains, whilst the Intercity board shows a train in 2 hours time.
Irish Rail's provision of information is poor, there are far too little platform displays with most stations outside Dublin not having them. The ones that do display minimal information and even in Connolly if alighting at Platform 6 or 7 you have to walk all the way to Platform 4 to see a table of departures for all platforms, a pain for connections.
That seems useless! Can't they just have a general board of the next 10 or so trains irrespective of whether they're intercity or commuter? (Though I don't especially like the UK-style page system, too often you end up on page 2. In Welsh.)
Justin Johnson that’s a comprehensive answer, thanks!
I'm afraid that's no longer the case, it was for many years but it hasn't been that way for some time.
The system is now
Screen 1 - Next Northbound Dart
Screen 2 - Next Southbound Dart
Screen 3 - Next Northern Commuter Train
Screen 4 - Next Western Commuter Train
Screen 5 - Next Enterprise Train
Screen 6 - Next Sligo Branch Train
Screen 7 - Next Rosslare Branch Train
The idea of the boards is to show the next train on every line. This is a far superior system to what is used in the UK where there is screen overload.
@@AllTheStations It's an incorrect answer - if you want to know where a train goes there are summary of departure boards all over the station. It is not Irish Rail's job to hold your hand and tell you where to go, do your research. It's a train station not an LED display enthusiasts building.
People want to get on a train and go with minimum of fuss, without being blasted with huge LED screens everywhere like in the UK where stations are full of shops, 50+ screens and announcements going off every few seconds to help the children who didn't bother to do their research before setting off.
If you come to a train station unprepared, you cannot expect IR to cover up for that fact.
There are also mulitple TV-screen style departure boards listing trains (in order) and platforms for about the next hour around the station
That two car unit reminded me of a Mk 1 Sprinter (Class 150/1) :) x
Thanks for supporting Barrys tea the fine brew from cork 🙂
A wonderful reference to the famous Genesis album "And then there were three" at 9:31 :-) Well done Vicki ;-)
Another great video. I enjoyed the 📷 picturesque scenery and quaint buildings. Irish Rail sure keeps extensive archives. Too bad some early days of historical information is missing. Mike is now a star! I'd love to visit Ireland someday.
Bill Reilly do it you will have fun😀
Is Geoff having problems counting ? Two ways Dublin to Limerick ? 1) Dublin to Limerick direct via Milltown Crossing, 2) Dublin to Limerick via Limerick Junction, 3) Dublin to Limerick via Nenagh (change at Ballybrophy), 4) Dublin to Limerick via Waterford (I have even done Dublin to Limerick via Rosslare Harbour Pier) either via Kilkenny or the avoiding line, 5) Dublin to Limerick via Athenry and Ennis.
This is the most wholesome project ever
Geoff and Vicky, great to see you exploring on the old “wide gauge”.
Passenger trains through the Phoenix Park tunnel started in 2017, running just in the morning and evening peak. With not too many passengers at the start, but has been increasing since then.
Also I took a ride through the tunnel in the summer of 2017. Also this year I noticed there is an hourly service during the day as well.
Hi Jim at Ballybrophy! & hi Mike from the train...he was great! 😊 Interesting visit to Irish Railway Record Society...I love those type of places, I think something for everyone! Another wonderful video! ✔ Thank you
Another brilliant video! The Phoenix Park Line is my last section of required track in Dublin. I did the Limerick to Ballybrophy train in April last year. My Mother and I were the only passengers who did the whole journey. A few commuters from Limerick travel to Castleconnell, Birdhill and and 1 passenger to Nenagh. Then 1 other person got on at Nenagh and a couple more got on at Cloughjordan and Roscrea, The person who got on a Nenagh got off at Roscrea. Everyone who made it to Ballybrophy then caught mainline trains and a few of the Dublin to Cork Train got off at Ballybrophy to do the journey Geoff and Vicki do in this video!
The man casually finding a pigeon on his hand in Connolly...legend
I would love to visit that library one day! Those nameplates were simply gorgeous! And I would really really like to see some of the station drawings!
I've just noticed, the beeps on the doors are the opposite that of the UK's. In Ireland, they have a rapid beep to open the door, but a slow beep when the door is closing.
Has anyone mentioned that Irish railways have a gauge of 1600mm or 5'3", compared to the standard gauge, as used in the UK, of 1435 mm?
I hadn't even noticed, so no, but cool
Edit: does that have any advantages though?
@@Loc1600 Yes, the wider the guage, the wider the carriages can be, also it's more stable at speed. A wider guage was used by the GWR in England too, but it was more expensive to put in as it needed more land, bigger tunnels etc.
@@truckerallikatuk The width of carriages is defined by the loading gauge, which is not so much dependent on the track gauge, but that being said usually wider gauge tracks also means wider rolling stock.
Yes, the difference it is a little hard to spot to the casual onlooker because the depth of rail section can differ and misleads the eye.
Spain shares a similar wide gauge on its traditional routes.
Mike has a great "voice-over" voice - he could pick up a few Euro on the side if he had a mind to.
Great Video Geoff and Vicki! The tunnel opened in 2016, I enjoyed the video as usual, thanks for coming to Ireland I love the trains!
Wow, love the buildings of the Ballyprophy-Limerick line, hope they keep it open, get a few more services and increase the speed limit.. Looks like a well kept and run service as a whole. New rolling stock etc
New rolling stock? Lol for a country line that isn't heavily used? When in Cork on the Cobh/Middleton lines 25 year old stock is the norm.
I've been waiting for Nenagh, although born and bred in Weymouth UK my family come from the Nenagh area. Thanks for the nostalgia and goosebumps. Its a shame you didn't have time time to see Nenagh castle or the beauty of Loch Derg but I understand the limitations on your time.
Have you thought about doing the show from Belgian and Dutch railways? Not that they'll be talking to us after Brexit.
I wouldn't be too sure of that. There is currently an exhibition at the Rijks Museum entitled..."All The Rembrandts". Is this a coincidence, a secret fan or a subtle hint?
Steven Cassidy The majority of Dutch, like most of Europe wish to leave The EU. Why would they not talk to us?
@Steven Cassidy Ireland is also an independent European nation, just like Belgium and the Netherlands. Why would it be any different?
@@EnglishVeteran Rubbish, the majority of Europeans want to stay European. It is the right wing fascists that want to leave! They are a sizeable bunch but a minority nonetheless!
Square Peg Round Hole the majority of Dutch people are really not wishing to leave the EU. We know what it has done and still does for us especially economically. We aren’t as foolish as those who voted leave in the UK.
I think Roscrea's going to be the subject of the next "We've Never Been To..." episode on Geoff's personal channel!
I've just re-run this 3 times, looking for Roscrea. I'm currently reading 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' by Martin Sixsmith and Roscrea is crucial. And of course the brilliant film 'Philomena' with Judi Dench and Steve Coogan
Well done🚄👍
The main board at Connolly only lists the next two DARTs, next two Commuters, and next three InterCitys regardless of their platform of departure. So the PPT service must've been after the next two, hence it not showing when you were going through.
PS: Drumcondra's not marked off on the map despite you going through there 😛
The main problem for the Nenagh branch line is most of the towns served are also served by the motorway between Dublin and Limerick. The railway simply simply can’t compete in terms of speed
It could, they could increase the line speed to 100mph & use compatable rolling stock (such as the 22k), but this would involve a massive upgrade to the track & infrastructure of that particular line.
@@TonyH-8208 Who would pay for that and why?
Where was Roscrea?
It is County Tipperary
Did you not stop at roscrea? Station after ballybrophy.
I had a Train basically to myself once, a Saturday morning shuttle on the Metro-North Danbury branch, which was after a ride in an empty bar car with its lounge style seating area.
I was on the jubilee this lunchtime coming from Waterloo and by the end arriving at Stratford there were 4 of us in the carriage, I was mentally wishing the others had gotten off, I have never been in a tube carriage on my own.
loving the vids and well done to the backroom boys and girls. great job.
Cloughjordan used to be famous as the town where the suppliers of Large toy tractors for kids to drive were located.
I really enjoy going with you on the trip. :-) I have not been to Ireland yet.
There is more than 2 ways to get there! Getting a train from Heuston station via Thurles or Nenagh and changing trains at Limerick Junction.
Wow, Norman really sounds like Max von Sydow!
Theres some sheep....... Love it , from New Zealand
Woah! 11 stations left in Ireland and then its only North Ireland to go next! I can't believe that all of this was possible thanks to the amazing donators and fans of your channel in 54 minutes. I hope that you'll be able to manage another one of these in a few years, maybe to France? :D
Birdhill. My local station😊
There are SIX ways to get to Limerick by train:
DUBLIN HUESTON > LIMERICK
DUBLIN HUESTON > BALLYBROPHY > LIMERICK
DUBLIN CONNOLLY > HAZELHATCH > LIMERICK
DUBLIN CONNOLLY > HAZELHATCH > BALLYBROPHY > LIMERICK
GALWAY > LIMERICK
WATERFORD > LIMERICK
I wish we had a station in Byford WA
I'm not sure but I think the service between Limerick and Ballybrophy is now closed.
Trainspotting 3
You can totally just do things.
Loved the visit to the archives, but it's sad that the line you travelled is so under-used. A gentle pace to each episode, with fascinating background, and this video was no exception!
The ending was really funny :P
I take this train often and get it alone. Still haven't done "things" yet though
The survival of Ballybrophy-Limerick must be the most remarkable in IE's beleaguered system, except maybe for Limerick Jc-Waterford. Apart from the motorway making express buses competitive to Dublin, the line perversely has a south-facing connection towards Thurles, so that any through running to the city would require a reversal. Even so, in the old days Roscrea and Nenagh had through services to Kingsbridge with dining cars.
Pre-covid there were half-hearted efforts to stimulate traffic with commuter services into Limerick, but the prognosis for this route must be doubtful. As usual, most investment in public transit is going into the Pale.
A 90 minute connection 😯
Uh Vicki you could’ve kept the biscuit by quickly grabbing a paper bag from the coffee shop
There is a third way but it is not advertised. Take the Galway train and change at Athenry onto the Enis line
More ticks please!
Fantastic as usual! Any chance of a video at some point on how you plan these trips and the process of getting train times, destinations etc??
The logistics must be insane. Like they don't have a lot of luggage so how are they doing stuff like laundry
Has to be one of the best episode endings there has been. What's been the best station you've been to so far?
Should have sung "99 Red Balloons" at Nenagh.
And not just that, Galway has a hidden service. Anyway, why get on at Connolly to Limerick via the phoniex park tunnel and changing at Hazelhatch? What I'd do is get on at Heuston and going via Thurles instead of going from Connolly.
You've spoken to at least 3 men named Mike so far on this adventure in Ireland hehe :)
Tea? Ahh gwan gwan.
Gwan gwan gwan gwan gwan gwan gwan... GWAN!
There is a 'pacer' in Northern Ireland you got to see it for Vicky
I like Mike.
All the Airports? Was that a hint when he said plane ??
With the Phoenix Park Tunnel having services, this means that Ireland's rail services are still not in "two halves," with the closure of Waterford - Rosslare they would have been!!
What happened Roscrea?????
Would you revisit Ireland if they open new stations ?
Oh yes I wonder!
There is a station built on the line out of Heuston, that gas to road built to it. So is not yet opened.
Geoff, did you call at Manulla Junction ?
It is a very rare occurrence of a “platform change station” only with no access to or from the road.
I believe there is one in Scotland but I don’t believe there is one in England or Wales.
Did you find the historic timetable for trains to Buggleskelly?
It just says, ‘The next train’s gone.’
And every night when the moon gives light, The ghost of the miller is seen, As he walks the track with a sack on his back, Down to the Black Borheen. And the mill wheels turn though the night is still, And the elf lights flash from the ruined mill, He haunts the station, he haunts the hill, And the land that lies between.
Yes, my uncle was asking people in Ireland for Buggleskelly when he went there!! I hadn't the heart to disillusion him!!! 🙄
As Joe said a while back, Roscrea does not appear :( Not quite 'all the stations' then?
Taking the Mick out of Japanese Tourists with the Barrybrophy gag?
I don't know about running along the Nenagh platform going "nee-nah, nee-nah", but I do know that the new incidental music sounds like the "All the Stations" theme, SUNG BY CATS.
Nice to see Vicki as more than just the grinning companion.
Mention of Phoenix Park (Tunnel) brought up the phrase “O Phoenix culprit!” from Finnegans Wake. (Not that I managed to read much of that.)
Yes monasterevin yes!
is it wrong that the i'm excited by the museum contents?
I love small specialty museums like the IRRS. Loads of unobtainable material, all carefully catalogued and arranged. I imagine they don't have a lot of funding, so digitizing the collection would require a sugar-daddy they probably do not have at present.
I found their website; they offer memberships and I know they'd appreciate the funds and interest: irishrailarchives.ie/
@Tom that is an excellent idea, but would cost a lot and be time intensive
The Railway Society recently signed a contract with a firm to digitize the staff records
I get the feeling most of the helpful locals you are meeting are called Mike or Michael
Great to see Geoff & Vicki on my local line (I live in Cloughjordan) - but it's a pity they picked such an underused train. As a frequent user, I can assure them that there could have been many times more on another night.
Have they picked up the prevailing national narrative that the only thing worth noting about rural rail is low usage?? Of course, being G&V, they found lots of good things to comment on too. However, I recall no comment whatsoever on low passenger numbers in their Grand Tour of Britain - much of it on trains that looked almost empty*. So why comment on numbers here in Ireland?
(*Maybe there WERE a few such remarks ! I've watched a lot of the videos but not all, so feel free to correct me!)
They also seem to have picked up the myth that only Nenagh station is much used, so they expressed surprise that the majority alighted at Clough. That's not unusual. Numbers using Clough station have probably quadrupled in the last 10-12 years, partly because of very active local promotion - something Irish Rail wouldn't dream of doing! It could be the busiest station on the line now.
The fact is that "inadequate" numbers are an inevitable consequence of an inadequate timetable. If you cannot commute to work, school or college in either Limerick or Dublin (or anywhere else), you're not likely to travel often. Moreover, when you have only two trains a day, they are rarely ideal for occasional use either: rarely a good fit with onward connections, even by rail, or with appointments, meetings or social events. So the service is best suited to leisure travel - of the "Day Out" or the "a few days away" variety. Hundreds of people use it for that - but naturally not very often.
Compare that with the service provided by the Borders Rail project between Edinburgh and Galalsheils (which is no bigger than Nenagh & Roscrea added together). Reopened after 60 years of closure, the line has a train every half hour, running at decent speeds too - and it's full to capacity after only a few years of operation. Moral: many people WANT to use public transport - but in the modern world it has to be fit for purpose!
C'mon, G&V, focus on what you do so brilliantly: talk the railways up! There are legions of critics out there only too willing to talk them down. PLEASE, don't be a mouthpiece for the naysayers!!
An entire series by Geoff on the least used stations in the UK may have given a hint to underused railway infra in the UK. I think you're being overly sensitive, I read nothing into what they are saying other than that since the motorway opened the line is less popular, with the guard also noting the lower running speeds would not be helping that out.
that is an IE2800class DMU set
7:34
14:14 I can smell this scene.
Having seen the holes in the sign on the cycle path you travelled a few days ago, were they bullet holes in the train door at 5:54?
Interesting fact given to us by a Dublin City tour guide that Heuston station is actually named after Whitney Houston! I'm thinking most of the foreign tourists on the open top bus believed him!
I once heard a bus guide tell his tourists that the BT showroom in Edinburgh was where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone!
With two trains a day lugging along at 30 mph I do not see a lot of hope for this line. Quite a shame!
michaelXXLF I’m just wondering what happened that reduced the line speed from 70/80 to 30
@@thestargateking Lack of maintenance on the line mostly, not much point paying to maintain the line properly if there's the constant threat of closure looming over it
ryanch94 which is ironic because if they gave the line some maintenance so trains could run full speed the line would have more usage as it would be potentially faster or close enough to car speeds
@@thestargateking As everywhere, all money was put into roads, people switched to driving (Little wonder if you compare 20mins by car to 60mins by train.) and now everyone is complaining about lost patronage on the train. Less trains run, less people use them and then the service is further reduced which in turn reduces the number of passengers even further. Then the line is closed due to economic inviability.
michaelXXLF the car was a mistake
Geoff do you have any videos of the line through Ennis?
Ten things to do when you have a train to yourself...
Did they close this line? Or can I still take it?
7:28 It's a Class 150 sprinter
It’s a 2800 actually
When CIE/IR Build a new station, with lifts and footbridge, what is the financial cost, as I think it is less than the cost NR in the UK are paying.
The one thing I don't understand about this channel is how they get ANY thumbs down.
0:00 YAS CONNOLLY
What about Roscrea? You had to stop there!
There is a stop there for the token exchange.
Several people have asked already, but I'm from the town so I need to ask again, WHERE IS ROSCREA?? I had childlike excitement to see it on your channel!
There Are Two Ways To Get To Limerick: With Your Shield, Or On It.
Geoff could have went to the abandoned heuston platform