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comcor · 13-01-2007, 13:13

I was on the 21:00 Dublin-Cork last night. It appeared to be set 4007 (though, I'm not 100% certain of how to look for this), so that may indicate that it has now entered service.

The PIS wasn't working. It made announcements in Heuston, but with no visual display. After this, there were no PIS announcements (audio or video), although all stops were clearly called by the train manager as was the welcome aboard message after every stop. The map by the door stopped updating after we got to Mallow (Why have these been hidden where nobody can see them anyway?).

Unlike my last experience on the 21:00, where the train manager was nowhere in sight, this one was very thorough. She made regular patrols of the train, tying back curtains, removing newspapers and rubbish from tables and overhead racks.

No trolley service and the snack bar closed after Limerick Junction.

Also, when they've made such an effort to make the train manager look so professional, what's the idea with the ticket checker still being in the grubby old irish Rail sweater?

13-01-2007, 13:13	#342
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	I was on the 21:00 Dublin-Cork last night. It appeared to be set 4007 (though, I'm not 100% certain of how to look for this), so that may indicate that it has now entered service. The PIS wasn't working. It made announcements in Heuston, but with no visual display. After this, there were no PIS announcements (audio or video), although all stops were clearly called by the train manager as was the welcome aboard message after every stop. The map by the door stopped updating after we got to Mallow (Why have these been hidden where nobody can see them anyway?). Unlike my last experience on the 21:00, where the train manager was nowhere in sight, this one was very thorough. She made regular patrols of the train, tying back curtains, removing newspapers and rubbish from tables and overhead racks. No trolley service and the snack bar closed after Limerick Junction. Also, when they've made such an effort to make the train manager look so professional, what's the idea with the ticket checker still being in the grubby old irish Rail sweater?