Sir, - I recently witnessed a moving statue outside the National Gallery. It was William Dargan making great efforts to get off his plinth. I asked him why? He replied that he was going next door to advise the Minister for Transport, Mr Lowry, that any person terminating the light rail transport system in the middle of a cutting, which gave him so much trouble 140 years ago, was like Sealink terminating its route from Holyhead at the Kish Lighthouse.
After all, the Dublin South Eastern Railway. ran its commuter service to and from Foxrock! If the EU cannot fund the line to Sandyford, why not invite the National Toll Road Co to do so?
There is nothing new in this. The Blessington Poulaphouca Tramway Company operated this system and the Terenure Blessington Steam Tram Company had running rights over their metals. The busiest railway station in Ireland, Tara Street, runs on a similar system.
William reminded me that the Dublin United Tramway Company was the envy of the world, second only to San Francisco, which was wiped out by earthquake. Both of us agreed that LUAS was a good system. He wished the LUAS team well, but the success of any transport system depends on putting backsides. on seats, and this cannot happen if the catchment area is in the middle of nowhere. - Yours, etc.,
Dundrum,
Dublin 14.