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Unread 06-09-2013, 13:56   #5
grainne whale
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Originally Posted by Jamie2k9 View Post
Yeah it uses the fast track but by the time it passed Hazelhatch it had a delay of 20 minutes because of the problems.

Wouldn't say breakdowns are happening a lot, its the first passenger service in a while to cause a hold up. remember in July it wasn't a train.

Overall they handled it better than July.
Actually it was a great inconvenience as I had to run someone in as far as Heuston to catch the 9pm Cork train. He was waiting for the 8.13pm from Hazelhatch to Heuston to link up with it, however when he reached the station (Hazelhatch) this was already running 15 mins late with no guarantee that it would reach Heuston in time. And yes, the breakdowns are quiet frequent and annoying as I had to make an unnecessary car journey because of it.
PS The delay in July was due to an incident at Kildare, which was sorted out by lunchtime, however the other causes, IR certainly had some control over: a signalling failure and the breakdown on a maintenance vehicle. - IR really run a shoddy service - ie. no investment.

Last edited by grainne whale : 06-09-2013 at 14:04.
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