Rail Users Ireland Forum - View Single Post - [25-5-2006] Signal Passed at Danger

Maynooth_Line · 29-05-2006, 18:58

Obviously it would be a lot better if things like this didn't happen.

I mentioned the fact that we were told what happened as an aside - just cause we were told what happened obviously doesn't make it ok. It does make a delay more bearable though. I've often been on trains from Maynooth which stop for ages as they're approaching Connolly just before the line joins up with the northern line. You can be left sitting there for up to 10 minutes or even more on occasion and not a word from the driver explaining or apologising for the delay.

That kind of thing drives me mad – it costs IE nothing to explain or apologise for a delay yet most of the time you hear nothing from the driver. There should be some guideline issued (that’s if there isn’t already one) to all drivers that announcements should be made when a train is stopped unexpectedly for more than a minute or two.

29-05-2006, 18:58	#3
Maynooth_Line Regular Poster Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 54	Obviously it would be a lot better if things like this didn't happen. I mentioned the fact that we were told what happened as an aside - just cause we were told what happened obviously doesn't make it ok. It does make a delay more bearable though. I've often been on trains from Maynooth which stop for ages as they're approaching Connolly just before the line joins up with the northern line. You can be left sitting there for up to 10 minutes or even more on occasion and not a word from the driver explaining or apologising for the delay. That kind of thing drives me mad – it costs IE nothing to explain or apologise for a delay yet most of the time you hear nothing from the driver. There should be some guideline issued (that’s if there isn’t already one) to all drivers that announcements should be made when a train is stopped unexpectedly for more than a minute or two.