The length of disruption today was unacceptable, 2 hours is the UK target for these events. I would be pointing at the gardai here for going over the top and blocking Irish Rail.
As the train has blackbox, cctv and the train is never the guilty party there is no need to detain the train as evidence.
End of the day, it comes down to one witness the driver. It all hangs on why the person was on the track. If they were being chased, pushed etc. If there is any suggestion of foul play, its a big problem.
Rule book says passengers cannot pass by the scene until it is cleared, you could place another train alongside to hide the incident, in that case the early morning departures should have been able to run.
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