New trains for Westport in May

New rolling stock should be on the Westport to Dublin train line before May according to Irish rail.

At the recent meeting of Westport Town Council Irish Rail executive Myles McHugh refused to be drawn on an exact date for the implementation of the promised new trains for the Westport to Dublin line but in response to repeated requests from town counillors as to an exact date Mr McHugh promised that the trains would be on the line “before the summer”.

When asked when he thought summer began Mr McHugh replied “May” but would not give an exact date but did promise to provide the councillors with a date closer to May.

Addressing Mr McHugh I said it seemed unusual that a transport company which worked daily with timetables could not give Westport town council a timetable for the introduction of the new trains to Westport.

I also told the representative of Irish Rail that it seemed to many that the westport arrivals platform in Dublin was “inching its way to Inchicore” as it was now further and further from the centre of the station.

I urged Mr McHugh and Irish Rail to introduce quality hot food and a reasonably priced children’s menu on the service and highlighted to Mr McHugh that Westport was now a designated cycling hub town and called on Irish rail to make adequate provision for the transportation of bicycles on the new trains.