I was on the 1200 Heuston-Cork. Left 5 minutes late, arrived 30 minutes late. Two extra stops made at Kildare and Portlaoise, but we had only lost a few minutes at that time.
Before we left, there was on-board announcements that all the toilets were frozen over and would be unavailable. Several people, especially older seem not to have heard this and things were becoming 'pressing' at Ballybrophy. I suggested a lay-over in Thurles to one person, but the extra hour wasn't considered appealing.
I spoke to the train host Jonathan to see if something could be done and he said that he had left several of the toilets open, so people could use the toilets, but they would be unable to flush them. On Mark G's prompting, I suggested an extended stop at Thurles or Limerick Junction. He said this might not work, as yesterday those toilets were frozen and they had to make a 45 minute stop as only one cubicle was available. In the end a ~15 minute stop was made at Thurles.
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Last edited by Colm Moore : 01-01-2011 at 13:33.
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