The 6:30 operated as a 3 coach train this morning it should have been 6 but the second set of coaches where unserviceable which may explain the cause of the delays
Had the train run on time despite only 3 coaches it would have been reasonably adequate, there where 184 seats more today than last Wednesday, so the overcrowding was a function of the delay
The second new train is the early morning train from Limerick, it has to be in Heuston to operate the 8:20 to Westport, the 7:18 has a clear line ahead so the Limerick train would lose a further 5 minutes if it stopped, resulting in a knock on to the Westport train delaying trains incoming yet further.
Once again a total mess, once the 4 track is finished 4 of the 5 trains an hour will start from Hazelhatch making what happened this morning impossible
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