Talk:Harcourt Street railway line

? Andrews
Didn't one of the Andrews play a major part in closing the line in favour of the "cheaper" bus public transport option. I cannot remember his first name but I'm sure someone can help me out and add the info.--Play Brian Moore 18:08, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

That would be Todd Andrews, apparently the line was losing about £50,000 per annum with falling passenger numbers. Even today, the old line still runs through a long stretch of virtually uninhabited countryside between Carrickmines and Shankill. I think CIE were obliged under a 1954? Transport Act to reduce their subvention and to eventually run at a profit. Of course, as history shows, this never happened. See "Mac Aongusa, Brian (2003). The Harcourt Street Line - Back on Track. Curragh Press." where this topic is dealt with in detail. Suckindiesel 19:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The things is, the luas is totally packed by the time it gets to Dundrum stop in the morning going towards the city. Adding another 7.5 KM to that is recipe for disaster, even if it does run through partial countryside. Frequency cannot be improved either according to Garret Fitzgerald.--Play Brian Moore 12:44, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

You can bet that it won't remain open countryside for much longer. This last bit of undeveloped land has been opened up with the building of the final piece of the M50. The next Luas terminus will be at Cherrywood, adjacent to Dell. This is set to become another "new town". The apartment building has already begun i.e. Tullyvale. Watch out for the flyover between M50 Junction 16 (Cherrywood) and Junction 15 (Carrickmines). Currently it goes nowhere, sitting at the end of Lehaunstown Rd., itself a bohreen, but I suspect not for long

Don't worry, there will be plenty of passengers by the time the extension is finished. There are 2 definitions for passenger capacity, seated and crush. Which do you think you'll experience then at Dundrum? Suckindiesel 20:27, 31 May 2007 (UTC) Getting a little mixed up with my geography  Suckindiesel 20:05, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Pix swap
Have reviewed the revision history of this article & can't find the " missing Brides Glen picture" which was substituted. Have therefore replaced the original, which I prefer anyway Suckindiesel 17:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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Tram in lead Image
Yet again a tram has the lead image ... on a LUAS only part of the line. Can we do better? Okay it does show the old terminus but it doesn't 'work' for me. Djm-leighpark (talk) 19:17, 12 February 2019 (UTC) I have chosen an alternative image showing the Nine Arches Viaduct ... the tram crossing it illustrates the re-use. Harcourt Street terminus has its own article anyway.Djm-leighpark (talk) 20:41, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Improvements
I might have a go at improving this at some point soon. I have some concerns as the article is reasonably in balance and the expansion might cause disruption, but its probably worth doing. Expansion would cover stations (most currently don't have their own article and don't need to .. but Woodbrook Halt was also on the Pearse/Westland row line and is best served by its own article on its own page. Rolling stock and services would also be added.  These are currently just thoughts.  Thankyou.  Djm-leighpark (talk) 06:10, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Legacy
This may be been extended with in my opinion WP:UNDUE weight with red-links to not notable subjects WP:WTAF. As there is a LUAS green line article and this essentially duplicates that I suggest this section is pruned and placed there at some point unless anyone objects. Thankyou.Djm-leighpark (talk) 19:47, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I concur. Guliolopez (talk) 10:10, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Also agree. Suckindiesel (talk) 12:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC)