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Rail Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 July 2004

Wednesday, 7 July 2004

Ceisteanna (119)

Liam Twomey

Ceist:

94 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport his views on Iarnród Éireann’s plan to replace locomotive hauled diagrams on the Dublin-Rosslare Europort route with 2,700 railcars which have a smaller capacity and may not be suitable for journeys between Wexford and Dublin. [20325/04]

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The deployment of rolling stock by Irish Rail on its network is strictly an operational matter for the company itself to deal with. I am, however, informed by Irish Rail that they propose to replace the Mark 2 loco hauled fleet on the Rosslare line, which is over 30 years old, with modern railcars which will improve service, comfort and reliability for passengers. The current seating capacity of a six carriage locomotive hauled train is 384 seats, while the railcars will have 351 seats. Irish Rail has, however, indicated that the related seating should still be sufficient to meet demand as the services in question normally have ample spare capacity.

Question No. 95 answered with QuestionNo. 43.
Question No. 96 answered with QuestionNo. 75.
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