[11/06/2013] Maynooth line suspended

[Colm Moore]

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Services currently suspended on the Maynooth line due to a major signal fault. Dublin Bus accepting rail tickets. Updates to follow

[James Howard]

Fixed but subject to delays. It sounds like the usual spot.

Not a great week so far. "Operational difficulties" yesterday with the 5:40 from Longford put the first three trains 30 - 40 minutes late. I was on the delayed 6:20ish from Longford which arrived in place of the early intercity. We still managed to arrive at Connolly five minutes early despite stopping at every station but had to wait outside Connolly for a bit.

[James Howard]

Stupid stupid stupid. They have made the early Sligo train all-stops despite there being a commuter train 3 minutes behind us (the driver has announced this). So we are being delayed 5 minutes at each stop because people can't get on or off the train and we're also holding up the show behind us.

So a 10 minute delay has become half an hour.

[Inniskeen]

Originally Posted by James Howard

Stupid stupid stupid. They have made the early Sligo train all-stops despite there being a commuter train 3 minutes behind us (the driver has announced this). So we are being delayed 5 minutes at each stop because people can't get on or off the train and we're also holding up the show behind us.

So a 10 minute delay has become half an hour.

This is totally typical of the Irish Rail approach. They should be doing the direct opposite. Where there is a significant disruption with several trains bunched together and a clear path available the first delayed train should skip as many stops as needed to achieve as close an arrival in the city cenre area as possible. Likewise for the 2nd and subsequent services until the normal schedule is restored. This way the majority, if not all passengers, experience reduced delays and may even get to work or home on time.

In contrast the policy of stopping the first train everywhere means maximum delay as apart from the lost opportunity to recover time, following services are further impacted due to excess station dwell time.

DART was a mess yesterday evening, nothing southbound for about 30 minutes, then a 4-car immediately followed by an 8-car. Problem would have been greatly eased by running first train non-stop from Howth Junction to Connolly - gain time and avoid having to accommodate two train loads.

[Jamie2k9]

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M3 Parkway services are suspended until further notice


11 June 2013

10.20hrs

M3 Parkway services are suspended until further notice due to earlier signal fault at Clonsilla. Dublin Bus are accepting rail tickets

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused