We all use
it, some probably a little more often than others (unfortunately). I for one
have come to hate trains and busses in Ireland. It seems like I’ve come to hate
a lot here but trust me I really love it here.
Yesterday I
was on the train that was supposed to stop in Naas so I could transfer to a
different train. Now it didn’t stop until we reached Dublin which is a big
detour… So I got a bus into work. Spend about 2 hours getting to work instead
of the usual one.
Maybe I was
in the wrong train, could have been but according to the online schedule this
was my train but this being a small station, there are no notice boards and no
broadcasts to inform people of the train being delayed or early or anything
like that. So if your train is supposed to leave at 07.23 and this train
arrives at that time, you take it!! I don’t think I’m being stupid there.
Now this
morning (I was late) I wanted to get the 07.44 train in. 07.44 was the time
online, on the schedule in my bag it was 07.45, either way that train would get
me in to where I wanted to go. Online it said it would go straight down to my
final destination BUT on the schedule in my bag it was said to have one stop
and then continue to the end. What it actually did was something else all
together. It stopped EVERYWHERE meaning I had to run to meet my bus after that…
This
happened to me a lot. Wrong trains, wrong stops and being way off from where I
want to be.
With busses
it’s a little easier, if you hop on the wrong bus you just get off at the next
stop. But once you’re on the wrong train, that’s just the end of it.
What made
me feel a little better is that I wrote all my morning/late/Monday frustration
into one email and sent it straight to Irish Rail!!
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