[19-11-08] Train broken down at Broombridge

[Trampas]

Told by a work mate that a train broken down in Broombridge this morning which resulted in all services stopped.

Nothing on the site reporting it.

Seems like IR have stopped reporting these issues

[ACustomer]

How long before a broken down train at Broombridge gets broken up and carried away by the local vandals? Maybe IE have just lost a train and don't want to admit it!

[ThomasJ]

Heard from my friend that when they were heading on this mornings 09.05 Connolly Sligo there were no sign of any inbound commuter services at all heading the other way and a massive number of passengers at Castleknock,Coolmine,Clonsilla that sort of rules out a train failure at Broombridge as they did not see a train!

[ColmmacO]

was waiting for the 08.48 coolmine to docklands. Announcment at 08.50 that train was cancelled due to 'Operational Reasons'. Then at 08.55 announcment that the 08:58 was cancelled too. A lad from the station then said that all services to city and to maynooth were 'postoned' due to an act of vandalism at glasnevin junction. Presumably someone threw something at a train near broombridge.
Naturally nothing on the website.

[ThomasJ]

no i reckon something was done near the points at Glasnevin?

[Mark Gleeson]

Interesting story, Glasnevin Junction is hardly a easy place to get into

Scumbags up before 9am?

[ColmmacO]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

no i reckon something was done near the points at Glasnevin?

Thats probably more likely.
Without getting too technical and loosing the thread to the nether-regions of the members section, what effect would that have exactly? trains unable to change onto the connolly / docklands bit of track?