Rail Users Ireland Forum - View Single Post - Why is the 06:00 Cork to Dublin running 10 minutes late?

Inniskeen · 11-10-2014, 22:42

There will always be some variance in train running for all sorts of reasons many of which have already been enumerated in this thread.

The dissemination of accurate and timely information through appropriate channels is not Irish Rail's forte - hundreds of people were allowed board trains on the northern line last Monday without being told that the line was closed at Raheny due to damaged overhead line equipment. Irish Rail were aware of the problem before 0600 but did not effectively communicate the information with the result that most passengers had no idea until being unceremoniously dumped on the tender mercies of Dublin Bus at Malahide.

What is the issue here ? - accurate information in respect of a train which the passenger concerned doesn't use or the failure to deliver that passenger on time at Park West. While late running of the 0600 from Cork has the potential to impact other services the degree of padding in the schedules of this and other services relevant to this discussion suggests that this is not a significant problem. As far as I can see the 0810 from Portlaoise is normally on time or no more a few minutes late at Parkwest.

11-10-2014, 22:42	#32
Inniskeen Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 951	There will always be some variance in train running for all sorts of reasons many of which have already been enumerated in this thread. The dissemination of accurate and timely information through appropriate channels is not Irish Rail's forte - hundreds of people were allowed board trains on the northern line last Monday without being told that the line was closed at Raheny due to damaged overhead line equipment. Irish Rail were aware of the problem before 0600 but did not effectively communicate the information with the result that most passengers had no idea until being unceremoniously dumped on the tender mercies of Dublin Bus at Malahide. What is the issue here ? - accurate information in respect of a train which the passenger concerned doesn't use or the failure to deliver that passenger on time at Park West. While late running of the 0600 from Cork has the potential to impact other services the degree of padding in the schedules of this and other services relevant to this discussion suggests that this is not a significant problem. As far as I can see the 0810 from Portlaoise is normally on time or no more a few minutes late at Parkwest.