[30.07.07] dart chaos
 

There are on dart or commuter trains operating north of tara street due to overhead fault between connolly and clontarf road with the exception of maynooth which are using the midland line south bound services are going from tara street

[30-7-2007] Connolly Utter Chaos
 

Heard what must have been the longest PA ever in Pearse

All north bound darts are cancelled from connolly for rest of the day

Any passenger for Maynooth line would be advised to head to Docklands.

Given the situation it is likely inbound Maynooth line trains will have to divert there, however and it is a big however there is no reason what so ever that the evening Bray Maynooth/Longford trains cannot operate as normal except operating via the Midland line

It is likely the power is off on all DART platforms in Connolly as a result of the incident and it is likely those passengers on the effected train may have to walk back to Connolly

Not a very usefull notice, no estimates on when these Docklands Maynooth trains will operate

No info on the Bray Maynooth/Longford trains

DART, Northern Commuter, Maynooth Commuter: Major disruption by Corporate Communications

Southbound DART services are moving, there is one just arrived Pearse and one in Tara Street ready to roll

Should note also baring a miracle of inteligence on IE's part no trains to Gorey or Rosslare this evening

Just to show IE can't deliver up to date information, real time system for Connolly currently says:
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Really quite impressive for a station which is all but closed

An announcement has just been made at connolly that the 17.28 is next at platform seven it has now arrived and will call at all stations to maynooth except Drumcondra drogheda and dundalk will resume in next ten to fifteen minutes according to connolly

8 car 29k just left Pearse heading for Tara Street which totally contradicts the notice on the IE website

Gorey train just arrived Pearse which is good news

Sligo are longford are now departing the main station is Drumcondra back in action you should see the ticket stiles at connolly the staff cant cope

Just got a report from the better half, Clontarf station is closed, everyone is being told to use buses.

Disaster. Absolute disaster. Witnessed the chaos in Connolly. Looked very badly managed.

A bit of advice for people catching north bound buses across the road from connolly in to the terminus there is a massive number of passengers at the stop and packed buses are flying by not stopping

Services are back running Killester Howth/Malahide but of course IE are not telling us

DART, Northern Commuter, Maynooth Commuter: Major disruption by Corporate Communications

IE can't get there times right

Services north of Killester resumed sometime before 17:50, so why is a notice posted after 18:22, timed as 18:15 only telling us now

Ah the fun never ends on IE!

I left work at 1655 and walked right into the chaos (as usual).

Everyone at Blackrock was told to make alternative arrangements but I got a northbound dart at 1720.

Arrived into Pearse at 1745 to find an utter mess, all of the info boards had delay written and the 2 IE workers down in the foyer were consumed with people around them.

There was zero mention of a Maynooth service but I did hear on the radio that the dockalnds was serving Maynooth.

On the RTE news at 6, Barry Potter was saying the Maynooth services were running, but no one was told this from my time in Pearse.
By my reckoning the 1723 to Maynooth from Blackrock left Pearse at 1800 because I passed it on the bus at Louisa Br.

I should have stayed in work :(

The 18.05 to Longford left Platform 3 instead of Platform 7 (is Platform 3 'The Midland Line')-it looked as if the 18.00 was cancelled. The 18.05 called at all stations to Maynooth (incl. Drumcondra).

What exactly happened to cause this disruption?

Does anyone else find it extremely hard to make out what the girl who makes announcements in Connolly is saying?

Fingers crossed we don't all have the same fun in the morning

I got the Drogheda train. The only work I could see was a guy in a reflective jacket with a pole. Looked a bit like a scaffold pole. Other than that, no sign of any work going on.

It's on the RTE website but there's no mention of what caused it.

Why would they tell you what caused it? "Technical fault", "overhead line damage", "DART blocking the line". Thats all you need to know. You're only a passenger. But IRN and the IRRS will know what caused it, because its in their interests to know. But you are still only a passenger and we are still only a passenger representative body. Shame on you for even daring to look for a reason to the utter chaos that ensued.:D

No doubt Barry Kenny will be on every radio station tomorrow morning, apologising. If he isn't then shame on him too. Perhaps an apology in the papers would be useful aswell.