[12/02/2008] All routes - cancellations

[ThomasJ]

Any idea, Will yesterdays events repeat itself or will todays services be ok?

[Mark Gleeson]

In addition to the usual Sunday morning routine out of Cork/Kerry

14.30hrs Cork to Heuston cancelled: customers will be accommodated on 15.30hrs Cork to Heuston

18.00hrs Heuston to Cork cancelled: customers will be accommodated on 19.00hrs Heuston to Cork

And

Connolly services: alterations, Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th March by Corporate Communications

The following services are affected across this weekend due to driver issues (next available services are indicated):

Saturday 8th March

12.41 Pearse/Maynooth - cancelled (next service 13.05 Connolly/Sligo for Maynooth passengers, 13.28 Pearse/Maynooth for all others)

14.00 Maynooth/Connolly - cancelled (next service 14.33 Maynooth/Connolly)

17.13 Pearse/Dundalk - cancelled (passengers for Drogheda/Dundalk: bus transfer; all others accommodated on 17.50 Pearse/Drogheda)

17.48 Drogheda/Connolly - cancelled (next service: 18.05 Drogheda/Pearse)

18.40 Connolly/Dundalk - cancelled (passengers for Drogheda/Dundalk: bus transfer; all others accommodated 19.15hrs Pearse/Drogheda)

15.05 Connolly/Sligo - Bus Transfer

19.00 Sligo/Connolly - Bus Transfer



Sunday 9th March

10.30 Pearse/Maynooth - cancelled (next service 11.30 Pearse/Maynooth)

11.36 Maynooth/Pearse - cancelled (next service 12.30 Maynooth/Pearse; Maynooth passengers should avail of 11.30hrs Maynooth/Connolly non-stop)

12.30 Pearse/Maynooth - cancelled (next service 13.05 Connolly/Sligo for Maynooth passengers; 13.30 Pearse/Maynooth for all others)

13.35 Maynooth/Pearse - cancelled (next service 14.35hrs Maynooth/Pearse)

16.10 Pearse/Longford -cancelled (passengers for stations between Maynooth and Longford will be accommodated on 16.00 Connolly/Sligo, which will depart Connolly at 16.17hrs; next service 16.30hrs Pearse/Maynooth for all others)

19.20 Longford/Connolly - Bus Transfer

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

Things not looking so great. Note there are cancellations on Friday on the Kerry line

Note also since this Sunday precedes a bank holiday serveral trains don't run despite being in the timetable, Waterford and Galway passengers beware

15 05 Galway to Heuston and 19 15 Heuston to Galway, Saturday 15th March by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to driver issues, the 15.05hrs Galway to Heuston and 19.15hrs Heuston to Galway services will be replaced by bus transfers this Saturday 15th March.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

aynooth & Northern line service alterations, Saturday 15th March by Corporate Communications

The following services are cancelled across this Saturday 15th March due to driver issues :

14.45 Pearse – Drogheda

16.55 Drogheda – Pearse

18.15 Pearse – Drogheda

15.15 Pearse – Maynooth

16.04 Maynooth – Bray

17.34 Bray – Mullingar

17.28 Connolly – Maynooth

18.18 Maynooth – Pearse

18.40 Connolly – Dundalk

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

Cork & Kerry service alterations, Friday 14th to Sunday 16th March: UPDATE by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to ongoing operational problems associated with drivers issues, the following service alterations will be in place this weekend on rail services serving Cork and Kerry.

Friday 14th March:

Bus transfers will operate in place of the following services:

15.15 Tralee – Mallow

17.25 Mallow – Tralee

19.25 Mallow – Tralee

20.56 Mallow – Tralee (continuation of 18.30 Heuston-Tralee)

21.15 Tralee – Mallow


Saturday 15th March:

05.25 Tralee - Mallow: bus transfer

17.30 Cork - Heuston: cancelled; customers will be accommodated on 18.30 Cork - Heuston



Sunday 16th March:

Cork-Dublin route

Services from Cork to Dublin Heuston will operate at 08.30hrs and 10.30hrs on Sunday 16th March, not 07.30hrs, 09.30hrs and 11.30hrs as advertised.

The 11.00hrs service from Dublin Heuston to Cork is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated on the 12.00hrs service from Dublin Heuston to Cork.

The 08.30hrs Cork to Heuston serves: Mallow (08.52hrs, Charleville 09.07hrs) and Limerick Junction (09.29hrs) arriving in Dublin Heuston at 11.20hrs.

The 10.30hrs Cork to Heuston serves: Mallow (10.52hrs), Charleville (11.07hrs) and Thurles (11.46hrs), arriving in Dublin Heuston at 13.20hrs.


Tralee - Dublin route

The 08.10hrs Tralee to Cork (change at Mallow for Dublin) service on Sunday 16th March will depart Tralee earlier at 07.15hrs, and operate to Mallow only.

The train will serve Farranfore (07.29hrs), Killarney (07.51hrs), Rathmore (08.10hrs), Millstreet (08.20hrs), Banteer (08.32hrs) and Mallow (arriving 08.47hrs). It will connect with a service from Mallow to Dublin, which departs Mallow at 08.52hrs, arriving in Dublin at 11.20hrs.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused. Customers are advised to check this website prior to travel for further updates.

[ThomasJ]

Oh dear!

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=345

Connolly service alterations: Saturday 22nd March to Tuesday 25th March by Corporate Communications


Due to driver issues, the following services are affected this weekend:

Saturday 22nd March

07.35hrs Connolly - Belfast: bus transfers

10.30hrs Belfast - Connolly: bus transfers



15.05hrs Connolly - Sligo: bus transfers

19.00hrs Sligo - Connolly: bus transfers



14.45hrs Pearse - Drogheda: cancelled

16.55hrs Drogheda - Pearse: cancelled

17.48hrs Drogheda - Connolly: cancelled

18.15hrs Pearse - Drogheda: cancelled

18.40hrs Connolly - Dundalk: cancelled



20.00hrs Pearse - Maynooth: cancelled

20.52hrs Maynooth - Pearse: cancelled

21.55hrs Pearse - Maynooth: cancelled

23.15hrs Maynooth - Connolly: cancelled



Sunday 23rd March

10.00hrs Connolly - Belfast: bus transfers

13.00hrs Belfast - Connolly: bus transfers



13.20hrs Connolly - Rosslare Europort: bus transfers

17.50hrs Rosslare Europort - Connolly: bus transfers



15.05hrs Connolly - Sligo: bus transfers

19.00hrs: Sligo - Connolly: bus transfers



14.30hrs Pearse - Maynooth: cancelled

15.35hrs Maynooth - Pearse: cancelled

17.30hrs Pearse - Maynooth: cancelled

18.35hrs Maynooth - Pearse: cancelled

19.30hrs Pearse - Maynooth: cancelled

20.43hrs Maynooth - Pearse: cancelled



Monday 24th March

All services operating normally



Tuesday 25th March

13.38hrs Connolly - Clonsilla: cancelled

14.10hrs Clonsilla - Docklands: cancelled

15.40hrs Connolly - Maynooth: cancelled

17.05hrs Maynooth - Connolly: cancelled

18.08hrs Connolly - Maynooth: cancelled

18.58hrs Maynooth - Connolly: cancelled



14.45hrs Pearse - Balbriggan: cancelled

16.16hrs Balbriggan - Connolly: cancelled

17.40hrs Drogheda - Connolly: cancelled

18.15hrs Pearse - Drogheda: cancelled



16.00hrs Connolly - Sligo: bus transfer

17.00hrs Sligo - Connolly: bus transfer

[Mark Hennessy]

Of course nothing is being said about this on the record

Thats quite a lot of trains and I think the arbitrary nature of the cancellations is more of a pain than the cancellations themselves.

Of course if Irish Rail management could actually do their jobs then the public would not have to worry about cancellations.

[ThomasJ]

While there is press blackout on the issues there cant be a press blackout on the effects. Get a couple of articles on the cancellations without mentioning the issues involved, throw in a few comments from irate passengers and see how long it takes irish rail to respond

[Mark Gleeson]

Cork alteration by Press Office

22-3-08 1630 Cork Heuston & 2000 Heuston Cork cancelled: driver issues.

The press office strikes again

[Mark Hennessy]

Lots of folks waiting for the non running 21:10 Coolmine Pearse this evening when I got down there at 21:20.

Of course the Maynooth line stations have a dearth of information when everything is running so extra special kudos to Irish Rail management for making no efforts to get information out beyond the web

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

While there is press blackout on the issues there cant be a press blackout on the effects. Get a couple of articles on the cancellations without mentioning the issues involved, throw in a few comments from irate passengers and see how long it takes irish rail to respond

See Examiner today http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showth...1864#post31864

[ThomasJ]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=341

Connolly service alterations: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th March by Corporate Communications




Whilst the vast majority of trains are operating normally, the following Connolly services will be affected this weekend due to drivers issues:

Saturday 29th March

14.45 Pearse – Drogheda, 16.55 Drogheda – Pearse, 18.15 Pearse – Drogheda: cancelled

16.50 Connolly – Belfast & 20.10 Belfast – Connolly: bus transfers

15.00 Sligo – Connolly & 19.05 Connolly – Sligo: bus transfers

16.00 Connolly – Sligo: train to Dromod, bus transfer Dromod – Sligo

17.00 Sligo – Connolly: bus transfer Sligo – Dromod, train Dromod - Connolly



Sunday 30th March

16.00 Connolly – Belfast & 19.00 Belfast – Connolly: bus transfers

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

11.10hrs Heuston to Galway, Saturday 29th March by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that the 11.10hrs service from Heuston to Galway will be replaced by bus transfers on Saturday 29th March, due to drivers issues.

Iarnród Éireann apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.

Interesting to see how the 15:05 Galway Dublin operates when there isn't a train in Galway to run the service as a result

[Mark Gleeson]

13 30 Cork Heuston camcelled by Press Office

29-3-08 1330 Cork Heuston cancelled: driver issues: Next train 1430

This also means the 18:00 from Dublin to Cork is likely to be cancelled

[Mark Gleeson]

Once again we had the cancellation details before Irish Rail admit it in public

13 30 Cork Heuston & 18 00 Heuston Cork cancelled today by Press Office

29th March 2008:


Today's 1330 Cork Heuston and 1800 Heuston Cork services are cancelled due to driver issues: Passengers will be accommodated on the 1430 Cork Heuston and 1830 Heuston Tralee (change at Mallow for Cork) respectively.

Iarnrod Eireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[ThomasJ]

Just advising anyone travelling west of maynooth the 18:18 connolly mullingar has been cancelled. With the 19:05 connolly sligo running as bus transfers is the high road for passengers tonight.

[ThomasJ]

Last Nights [31-03-2008] cancellations on the Maynooth line repeat itself tonight [tuesday] same cancellations. Throw in the last outbound service to Kildare as well.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=348

23 00 Heuston Kildare cancelled, Tuesday by Corporate Communications


Iarnród Éireann advise customers that due to driver issues, this evening's 23.00hrs Heuston to Kildare service is cancelled (Tuesday 1st April).

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

The last service outbound tonight is 21:45hrs Heuston Kildare and that service doesn't call at Cherry Orchard/Park West or Clondalkin.

The last scheduled service to stop at Cherry Orchard/Park West and Clondalkin is the 20:35hrs Heuston Kildare


also

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=347

21.55 Pearse-Maynooth, 23.13 Maynooth-Connolly cancelled, Tuesday by Corporate Communications


Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to driver issues the 21.55 Pearse-Maynooth and 23.13 Maynooth-Connolly services are cancelled this evening Tuesday 1st April 2008.

Iarnród Éireann apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.

On the Maynooth line the last outbound services are the 21:00 Pearse Maynooth and the 23:10 Pearse Maynooth and the last inbound service is the 22:05 Maynooth Pearse

[Thomas Ralph]

This short notice really doesn't wash. Surely IÉ should know in advance that this is liable to happen.

[Mark Hennessy]

Originally Posted by tralph

This short notice really doesn't wash. Surely IÉ should know in advance that this is liable to happen.

The cynic in me says the media are less likely to pick up on it if the info is released on the web only after 6PM as they have been doing.

[ThomasJ]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=349

14.45 Pearse - Balbriggan and 16.08 Balbriggan - Connolly - Cancelled Wednesday 2nd April by Corporate Communications


Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to driver issues the 14.45hrs Pearse -Balbriggan and 16.08hrs Balbriggan -Connolly services are cancelled today, Wednesday 2nd April.

Iarnród Éireann apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.

whether this impacts tonights 17.07hrs Connolly Balbriggan remains to be seen

[Mark Gleeson]

Seems we have physic abilities on the forum

Curious isn't it that a train cancelled due to a staff shortage earlier now has developed a mechanical fault

1707hrs Connolly -Balbriggan and 1807hrs Balbriggan - Connolly Services -Cancelled Wednesday 2nd Apr by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due a mechanical fault, the 17.07hrs Connolly -Balbriggan and 18.07hrs Balbriggan - Connolly Services are cancelled this evening, Wednesday 2nd April. Iarnród Éireann apologise for any inconvenience caused.

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Seems we have physic abilities on the forum

Lucky Guess!

I am heading home around half nine to ten o'clock tonight and have a funny feeling that for the third night in a row the 21.55 Pearse Maynooth will be cancelled for the third night in a row this week so I am not taking risks tonight.

Kildare Commmuters might be lucky, Wouldn't like to be taking the last train to Kildare home too often. That train seems to be cancelled too often!

Well no notice up for these yet, but having said that it wasn't there for it around this time yesterday either!!!