29K still on Sligo and not even cleaned

[joey]

Agree with all points on previous post

[joey]

Spotted a 22k leaving Sligo today (Sat) at 12pm???

Not to schedule was the 11am delayed??

[Jamie2k9]

Spotted a 22k leaving Sligo today (Sat) at 12pm???

Not to schedule was the 11am delayed??

Nope
11.05 ex Connoly was around 9 minutes late
11.00 ex Sligo was around 19 minutes late

Anyway, to return to the original topic, they put a 29K on for the 1705 last night and it's running the 0545 this morning. This is the second time in the last month they've pulled this stunt. It's particularly annoying when you see a 22K heading to Balbriggan as you're leaving Connolly. And then I get to listen to a work colleague who commutes from Ashtown complaining about not being able to get onto the 22Ks they insist on running to Docklands because people won't move down the aisle.

May be a stunt however if it was a train fault, think its a much better decision than putting half the usual size 22 on it.

[joey]

Definitely 12pm leaving Sligo I spotted it between Sligo and collooney

[Inniskeen]

The Sligo line appeared to be a bit of a mess on Friday with many trains twenty or more minutes late throughout the day. On Saturday the 1305 from Connolly was detained in Maynooth from 1333 to 1354 while the 1505 was 22 minutes late at Dromod. Running also appears to have deteriorated greatly over the last few years with new speed restrictions and a general pedestrian pace.

[James Howard]

I had a good wait at Maynooth on the 1705 on Friday and it was still running more than 10 minutes late at Edgeworthstown but that is the exception rather than the rule over the last few months.

Actually, for people in the commuting pattern, reliability has got a lot better of the last couple of years while running time has remained about the same. The 17:00 from Sligo was the cause of a lot of problems as it had to cross with 5 other trains so since that has gone, the chronic delays largely left.

If only they could do something about the wait at Killucan for the 19:05, things would be a lot better.

[joey]

There is no 1700 from Sligo.

[berneyarms]

Originally Posted by joey

Definitely 12pm leaving Sligo I spotted it between Sligo and collooney

Are you sure this wasn't a train being shunted out of Sligo station as far as Sligo loop to move to the station platform.

There were no extra trains operating on Sunday.

EDIT - I understand from another source that the train you saw was a failed set being taken back to Dublin for maintenance.