I understood the issue was a train failure rather than a signalling failure. The failed 0647 from Drogheda (6 x 2800) was eventually taken out of service and shunted clear at Skerries. The following train started from Drogheda in the path of the 0630 from Dundalk, as that train (8 x 2800) was experiencing difficulties in Dundalk and was about 25 minutes late departing.
Despite having four or five trains quequed one after the other, Irish Rail insisted in stopping already heavily delayed services at all scheduled stops thus maximising disruption, overcrowding and inconvenience. Surely they could develope a more intelligent contingency plan to deal with scenarios of this nature.
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