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Colm Moore

09-12-2007 17:24

[09-12-2007] Sligo line disruption

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=303

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Sligo line disruption: flooding on line by Corporate Communications

Sunday 9th December - 16.40hrs

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that services on the Sligo-Dublin line are currently disrupted due to flooding on the line between Dromod and Longford.

Bus transfers will operate between Dromod and Longford until further notice, resulting in delays.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

Mark Gleeson

09-12-2007 23:20

At least some one had the intelligence to clearly state the situation for the morning, a first for IE??

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Sligo line disruption: flooding on line by Corporate Communications

Sunday 9th December - UPDATE 20.00hrs

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that services on the Sligo-Dublin line are currently disrupted due to flooding on the line between Dromod and Longford.

Bus transfers will operate between Dromod and Longford until further notice, resulting in delays.

This disruption is expected to continue to affect Sligo-Dublin services into tomorrow (Monday 10th December), but will not affect the 06.20hrs and 07.00hrs Longford-Dublin commuter services.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

zag	10-12-2007 16:07

What have they been drinking ?

"flooding on line by Corporate Communications"

Someone should tell corporate communications to stop flooding the line, it's inconveniencing customers.

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Mark Gleeson

10-12-2007 16:09

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What have they been drinking ?

Warm overpriced Rail Gourmet cola :D

ACustomer

10-12-2007 16:20

Given the reported state of the toilets on Sligo trains, maybe the only option is to flood the line

Rashers

10-12-2007 18:54

06.00 Gorey to Sligo was taken out of service at Connolly at 07.55am this morning - operational difficulties.
Replaced by another service departing platform 4 main station.

Mark Gleeson

10-12-2007 19:03

Appears a lot of railcars are on the wrong side of the flood up beyond Longford, appears to be some juggling going on.

The Mk2 is on the Dublin side of the problem

29k railcars are grand once they see the shed once every 48 hours, if they don't they get moody and start to fail, so they may have to bus everyone Sligo Longford if this keeps going

Thomas Ralph

10-12-2007 20:43

Do they have any refuelling facilities up that end of the line?

Mark Gleeson

10-12-2007 21:19

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Originally Posted by tralph (Post 28268)

Do they have any refuelling facilities up that end of the line?

Yes but the 29k's are required to be halted if they go beyond the defined inspection window

CSL	10-12-2007 22:10

I have this image in my head now of a 29k crossing its legs and jumping up and down to empty the jax tank.

Mark Gleeson

11-12-2007 09:24

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Travel Alerts
Sligo line - services operating as normal. by Corporate Communications

Tuesday 11th December - UPDATE 9.00hrs

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that services on the Sligo-Dublin line are operating as normal.

Normal is hardly much of an improvement :D

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