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Surfing on the train

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  • 02-03-2011 11:40am
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    declanobrennan
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Anyone ever take a long board up on Irish Rail? I wanna go from Dublin to Sligo and I have a 7"6' minimal. Just wondering if anyone ever had a bad experience trying this! My car just went under on me.


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    declanobrennan
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭declanobrennan


    Actually the helpful girl on the Irish Rail phone line just told me it should be ok. She said it would just be treated as a "particularly large piece of luggage".
    Happy days. Train to Sligo. Car rental in the town. Hit the surf. Sound.


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    frag420
    Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    HAve brought Bodyboards on the train to Sligo a few times and no bother.

    One thing though.................if your heading down on a fri eve then get there early and on to platform well before train goes to ensure you get a good spot for both you and your board. Its bedlam on a fri eve trying to get on the train and get a seat let alone a place for a board.

    frAg


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    OldGuysRule
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭OldGuysRule


    Did it recently from Limerick to Dublin, as I did not want to leave car in Dublin Airport.

    Rang Irish Rail and they confirmed that it was ok to put it in the post / outsize section. Arrived, loaded up the longboard, no issues. It is handy because you have to pay for a bike!


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    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Done it a few times, train to sligo than a taxi/bus to strandhill

    Main issue is storage, as most places won't take a board as left luggage, pain in the arse if you want to head into town:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    Also I ran into problems with Dublin bus's and Darts, they wouldn't let me on with the board:mad:


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    declanobrennan
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭declanobrennan


    rodento wrote: »
    Done it a few times, train to sligo than a taxi/bus to strandhill

    Main issue is storage, as most places won't take a board as left luggage, pain in the arse if you want to head into town:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    Also I ran into problems with Dublin bus's and Darts, they wouldn't let me on with the board:mad:

    I ended up cheating and hiring a car. Hitting Donegal beaches is a bit of pain without a car. But for Strandhill that sounds perfect.


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    cue
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭cue


    Will a taxi take a board to strandhill from the station?


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    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    cue wrote: »
    Will a taxi take a board to strandhill from the station?
    If it's in a clean bag and you can fit it in the car why not?


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