Recent content by Eire Sprinter

I was on this sailing a few months ago and it was around an hour and a half late - not docking in Fishguard till circa 23.00hrs Stena Line helpfully provided a bus at their expense to convey myself and the other passengers to Swansea railway station so everyone's journey was back "on track" at...

The interchange with buses is a good idea (in fact several bus routes already stop outside O’Hanrahan station in Wexford) but when the Rosslare-Waterford line was being suspended it was promised by Bus Éireann that the replacement bus would serve Plunkett Station in Waterford but that failed to...

The through ticketing to stations beyond Rosslare was available last Summer and the previous Summer when there was a rail connection out of both the morning and evening ferry arrival. Just collect the Rosslare-Dublin ticket from the ticket machine located at the entrance to the platform. All...

Some thoughts/points: * Reporting in the media of rail statistics should be balanced by appropriate questions such as “Well, why are numbers so low here?; “What should/could the National Transport Authority & Irish Rail do on a short-term/medium-term/long-term to boost usage?”; “Is the...

Amazing! I like the idea of fitting in a quick pint of Guinness too! These days it's not possible to do a Douglas-Dublin day trip by sea, I suppose we're fortunate the ferry still runs as it has the lowest usage level of all the sea routes from the Isle of Man. Back in 1983 the terminal...

The last train out of Rosslare Europort was retimed from 17.55 to 18.35 (daily inc. Sunday) starting yesterday and continuing for the Summer. The through tickets are available on the ATW website and probably other portals too. The base of the ticket vending machine has been in situ at the...

You're welcome. 30+ coupons, wow! Last time I sailed with Irish Ferries my ticket per se (i.e. the overall coupon stating my origin station and destination of Dublin Ferryport) was taken at check-in and the boarding card was issued in its place. I understand this is for audit purposes. (When...

It's possible to buy a Limerick - London SailRail though the widely available €9.99 Limerick-Dublin rail fares (€11.99/€12.99 when transaction/card fee is included) negates the benefits as the SailRail add-on for Limerick-Dublin is €20. A visit to the museum in the G.P.O. in O'Connell Street...

Per adult per single leg the usual would be: 1 coupon for Euston - Dublin Ferryport 1 coupon for rail seat reservation on specific train being used (2 if, for instance, there's a change of train) 1 coupon for ferry reservation. I'm not sure though how this works for a group - I presume the...

Interesting. I did a partial "dummy booking" on the Irish Ferries website to see what it would generate. It shows the bus transfer available as a £2.40 add-on. The terms & conditions notice indicates a printout is acceptable to the bus driver: It was a nice touch to have this thrown in.

Both are good in my view. My favourite would be HSS Stena Explorer. Dún Laoghaire's two piers have been likened to arms welcoming people. The East Pier is a popular walk and well worth experiencing (map & audio tour here) as is the Maritime Museum. Last year Dublin Bay Cruises, some of which...

NRE reported that "This train has been delayed by vandalism". It apparently departed Paddington 21 minutes behind schedule and reached Swansea around a quarter of an hour down. Just wondering does anyone know the gist of what happened. This train also connects with the Fishguard boat...

No problem, I visited a few months ago and enjoyed it. Look forward to reading the trip report in due course.

If time permits could I suggest a visit to the Overhead railway section in the Museum of Liverpool, at the Pier Head less than five minutes on foot from James Street station. The museum has self-service lockers on the ground floor (need a £1 coin but it's returned at the end). The Overhead...

No problem. Another potentially useful piece of info is that SailRail tickets are available from stations here to stations in Wales/England/Scotland via Rosslare-Fishguard.