dart heating

shweeney · 08-02-2007, 09:25

right. it was 1 degree celsius this morning when I left the house. was the heating on on the Dart? Was it f**k!

55 minutes on a freezing cold Dart is no way to start the day - I was starting to feel nostalgic for the Cravens where at least you got a jet of boiling steam emerging from behind the seat to keep you warm. This wasn't even an old Dart - it was one of the new japanese carriages with the electronic map.

So, who controls the carriage heating? Does the driver have to switch it on or is it triggered automatically by thermostat?

Mark Gleeson · 08-02-2007, 10:10

Two switches

1 for the cab
2 for the train

Its almost certainly human error

Oisin88 · 08-02-2007, 18:41

Mk3s & Cú na Mara frequenly have the heating turned off.
Some of the nicer IÉ staff will direct you to other carriages that do have heat (if they do)

essoII · 08-02-2007, 20:16

i'll bet you anything that was the 7.30 greystones train! i was on it aslo. Freeeesing for the whole journey! not pleasant.

MrX · 08-02-2007, 22:43

The Cork MK3 fleet used to suffer from heating failures in random carriages too.

It's something IE need to get right more often. It's really not that difficult.

Mark Gleeson · 09-02-2007, 00:02

Its fairly impossible for the DART heating to fail

Ask the driver to turn it on

I had the interesting experience of asking a DART driver to turn his marker lights on, brief panic buttons pushed the lights came on

08-02-2007, 09:25	#1
shweeney Regular Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 180	dart heating right. it was 1 degree celsius this morning when I left the house. was the heating on on the Dart? Was it f**k! 55 minutes on a freezing cold Dart is no way to start the day - I was starting to feel nostalgic for the Cravens where at least you got a jet of boiling steam emerging from behind the seat to keep you warm. This wasn't even an old Dart - it was one of the new japanese carriages with the electronic map. So, who controls the carriage heating? Does the driver have to switch it on or is it triggered automatically by thermostat?

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08-02-2007, 10:10	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Two switches 1 for the cab 2 for the train Its almost certainly human error

08-02-2007, 18:41	#3
Oisin88 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 608	Mk3s & Cú na Mara frequenly have the heating turned off. Some of the nicer IÉ staff will direct you to other carriages that do have heat (if they do)

08-02-2007, 20:16	#4
essoII Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Co. Wicklow Posts: 124	i'll bet you anything that was the 7.30 greystones train! i was on it aslo. Freeeesing for the whole journey! not pleasant.

08-02-2007, 22:43	#5
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	The Cork MK3 fleet used to suffer from heating failures in random carriages too. It's something IE need to get right more often. It's really not that difficult.

09-02-2007, 00:02	#6
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Its fairly impossible for the DART heating to fail Ask the driver to turn it on I had the interesting experience of asking a DART driver to turn his marker lights on, brief panic buttons pushed the lights came on