daodao
Established Member
Also discussed in the May 2017 timetable change thread from post 140 onwards.
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=143199
I think that this may sound the death knell for the Fishguard Harbour branch.
Rejigging of the timetable means that the evening boat service leaving Rosslare, while it has a rail connection from Dublin, no longer has a rail connection from Fishguard travelling further east than Carmarthen. The morning boat from Rosslare leaves too early for any practicable transport connections from beyond County Wexford. Thererore, it will no longer be possible to make through journeys using public transport from the rest of Ireland (including Dublin) to places in GB beyond West Wales via the Rosslare-Fishguard ferry.
I have no idea whether the re-opened Fishguard & Goodwick station has generated sufficient traffic to justify the retention of the branch as a local service to North Pembrokeshire; others may wish to comment.