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Mark Gleeson · 04-09-2006, 11:38

There is nothing wrong with the timetabling its the single line section to Greystones which makes it tricky, its fine in the morning since its all one way and it can cope but in the evening the coaches need to go back to Howth, you are looking at 30 minute gaps in this case and no amount of timetable trickery will solve it, blame Michael Lowry

I am aware that the normal train set used, one of the 2800 units has being giving serious trouble, 3 breakdowns in 2 weeks. As a result the spare 29000 set in Drogheda has been sent out (it did the run on Friday), they are bullet proof reliable and they actually can manage the destination display (we asked). Now in theory they could send a 8 coach set down most days but the platforms can't take it and its forbidden to use a train with automatic doors longer than the platform on that route, thats not IE rules but the Rail Safety Commission

The 17:14 starts from Connolly, due to 2 separate management goof ups in Irish Rail they are currently short a total of 24 DART coaches. I am aware on Friday last a 6 coach set was pulled with a fault. Specfic dates would be helpful, managers tend to deny all unless we can prove it happened. I can't go into serious detail on what has gone wrong but a €40 million euro contract has gone sour, outside IE and the other company and there legal people we are the only people in the world to know the story, we got part of the contract terms thanks to the EU, keep an eye on the papers.

There is a 17:55 departure out of Greystones (thats the 16:57 ex Pearse coming back) that makes it impossible for either the 17:10, 17:14 or 17:19 to run beyond Bray, the next available gap at Bray south opens at 18:05 and the Gorey train leaves at 18:06

Don't bother writting to the DART manager since he will deny the problem, promise a solution and not deliver, I'm still waiting on the new maps I was promised hell I managed to get one thanks to a contact outside IE! you could try but its two different people, one for DART another for Suburban, http://www.platform11.org/passenger_info/whoswho.php#IE

Oh the Chief Exec of IE Dick Fearn does travel home by DART and he does live south of Dun Laoghaire, (hint sit in the front coach)

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Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	There is nothing wrong with the timetabling its the single line section to Greystones which makes it tricky, its fine in the morning since its all one way and it can cope but in the evening the coaches need to go back to Howth, you are looking at 30 minute gaps in this case and no amount of timetable trickery will solve it, blame Michael Lowry I am aware that the normal train set used, one of the 2800 units has being giving serious trouble, 3 breakdowns in 2 weeks. As a result the spare 29000 set in Drogheda has been sent out (it did the run on Friday), they are bullet proof reliable and they actually can manage the destination display (we asked). Now in theory they could send a 8 coach set down most days but the platforms can't take it and its forbidden to use a train with automatic doors longer than the platform on that route, thats not IE rules but the Rail Safety Commission The 17:14 starts from Connolly, due to 2 separate management goof ups in Irish Rail they are currently short a total of 24 DART coaches. I am aware on Friday last a 6 coach set was pulled with a fault. Specfic dates would be helpful, managers tend to deny all unless we can prove it happened. I can't go into serious detail on what has gone wrong but a €40 million euro contract has gone sour, outside IE and the other company and there legal people we are the only people in the world to know the story, we got part of the contract terms thanks to the EU, keep an eye on the papers. There is a 17:55 departure out of Greystones (thats the 16:57 ex Pearse coming back) that makes it impossible for either the 17:10, 17:14 or 17:19 to run beyond Bray, the next available gap at Bray south opens at 18:05 and the Gorey train leaves at 18:06 Don't bother writting to the DART manager since he will deny the problem, promise a solution and not deliver, I'm still waiting on the new maps I was promised hell I managed to get one thanks to a contact outside IE! you could try but its two different people, one for DART another for Suburban, http://www.platform11.org/passenger_info/whoswho.php#IE Oh the Chief Exec of IE Dick Fearn does travel home by DART and he does live south of Dun Laoghaire, (hint sit in the front coach) Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 04-09-2006 at 11:46.