[16-4-2008] Maynooth and Sligo disruption
 

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=237

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=228

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0416/train.html

- This sounds very weird. I take it the train stopped at the station no?

Once again another screw up, despite new track, new signaling and new trains the Sligo line is no better than the bad old days, in fact its probably worse

There is meant to be an emergency generator at each signaling location to deal with power failures, needless to say these frequently don't start due to poor maintenance

There are fairly strict procedures to swiftly deal with total signaling failures, there is a gate keeper on duty in Clonsilla who would be more than able to walk down the line to manually operate the level crossing beyond Clonsilla

Update

Interesting the 9.00 ex sligo service is no longer mentioned?

This is from AA Roadwatch.ie

Could be one of those rush hour evenings

AA Roadwatch.ie

Note that on the intercity arrivals board

http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey...e_arrivals.asp

There is a maynooth train due in at Connolly, Scheduled time 12:16, expected time 15:25 over 3 hours late.

Will the Kenny brother give us our money back! :D

AA Roadwatch update

Why so long?
 

How in this day and age can a signallying fault cause suspension of services for most of a day?

All the signalling engineers are somewhere between Wicklow and Rosslare working on the Rosslare project

The Sligo line is plagued with signalling faults no one seems to know why I count 5 fairly major ones in the last 5 months or so. Thats more or less equal to the total number of serious signalling faults for the rest of the network in the same period.

Admittedly today appears to be a fault on the 1970's Clonsilla panel since its Porterstown, however since that is linked to the new system it could be that at fault, the rest of the setup is all mid to late 1990's with the section beyond Maynooth being 2006

it's beyond me :confused:

So sligo services are suspended now?

If the fault is Porterstown at the very worse Maynooth - Druncondra so Mullingar - Sligo can be run, backup signaling panel is in Mullingar

Of course the notice doesn't say Docklands is cancelled as well

Train Tickets
 

Will Bus eireann accept irish rail tickets this evening?
refunds from IE are uselss as they are in the form of vouchers. Not much use if you have an annual ticket

There is no agreement with Bus Eireann to take tickets, they might, they might not accept them

Refunds are increasingly being issued on dockets which can be cashed at stations, this appears to be the case when a large sum is involved, however it is practice

Really we could set up an exchange program of cash for delay vouchers, or those more generous could donate them to us to pay the bills of keeping the show on the road

Update- Irish rail website

And RTE

You never going to get this

All Maynooth line Docklands services are suspended
Full service to Longford Sligo is OPERATING

Thats the official line from IE, that said I don't have much faith in it

Where did you hear that mark?

The sligo line notice on the website was only updated ten minutes ago. doesn't say anything like that?!

If a signalling fault is stopping maynooth/clonsilla from running, how are longford/sligo getting past porterstown?

The last power failure at clonsilla station nearly 10 years ago, services did not run again until 5:15 the next day!

Fairly certain thats what Jean Cregan from the Corporate Communications Office in Connolly said on the 5pm news on Today FM

Like I said I don't have any faith in it

Confirmed thats on the traffic news again Today FM