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Iarnród Éireann try out new rail cars on Wexford line

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  • 28-10-2003 1:02pm
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    jd
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    from wexford people..
    Iarnrod Eireann try out new rail cars on Wexford line
    WEXFORD got a glimpse of the future last week, what a pity that Irish Rail didn't actually tell anybody about it.


    The new railcars that will operate on the service between Dublin and Gorey and later Wexford, were visiting local stations so that the heights of platforms could be measured up against them.


    The state-of-the-art railcars are fitted with automatic doors which needed to be compared to the platform heights to make sure they didn't catch and to ensure that wheelchair users had proper access.


    The railcars will operate between Gorey and Dublin from 6.30 a.m. on December 14, and will take just over two hours for the run. It's unclear when the railcar service will be extended to Wexford.


    Meanwhile, work to upgrade the line to Wexford has been taking place at Ferrycarrig Bridge over the past few days, one of the last sections of the main line to be fitted with continuous welded line. Services are expected to be back to normal by Thursday afternoon and until then rail travellers will be accommodated on buses.



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    Victor
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    Originally posted by jd
    The new railcars that will operate on the service between Dublin and Gorey and later Wexford, were visiting local stations so that the heights of platforms could be measured up against them.
    Why is it that platforms can't be built to an exact height above rail? And vice versa. Give or take an inch or two.

    Not that it really helps as InterCity trains will have the step anyway :rolleyes:


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    ur mentor
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    platforms built many years ago
    train tracks recently changed
    plus different suspension systems on new carriages
    plus insurance co expects to see that it has been checked so when someone falls and lcaims they can say here is report done by such and such expert and all was within tolerance:D


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    Victor
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    Originally posted by ur mentor
    platforms built many years ago - train tracks recently changed
    SO!!!! Relay the track at the correct height!
    Originally posted by ur mentor
    plus different suspension systems on new carriages
    Fair enough, a full carriage could have nearly 15 tonnes of self-loading cargo (72 seated, 72 standing + luggage), but will it affect suspension system heights that much?
    Originally posted by ur mentor
    plus insurance co expects to see that it has been checked so when someone falls and lcaims they can say here is report done by such and such expert and all was within tolerance:D
    I think the CIE group self insure or co-insure up to a certain level (i.e. they don't pay an insurance company a smallish premium for claims over a very large excess, say, €5m and set aside the rest of the would-be premium to cover "ordinary" accidents).


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