Enterprise "Technical Problem"

[James Shields]

This morning I was nice and early for the 8:20 Enterprise from Drogheda (AFAIR departs Belfast 6:50) to Connolly. At about 8:23 when everyone was expectently lined up along the platform it was announced that the train was approx 30 minutes late due to technical problems with the train, and the next train to Dublin would be the 8:32 commuter train.

Presumably this information was not exactly news. Even if NIR hadn't been in touch, somebody must have noticed when the train didn't show up in Dundalk (and I suspect that the information may well have been on Translink's website). So why do they wait until the last minute to tell people about the delay? Are they hoping that a steam train of old will magically appear on the viaduct? They must have known by about 8:10 that the Enterprise wasn't going to make it. If they made the announcement every few minutes from this point on, there wouldn't have been a mad dash over the bridge.

When the 8:32 reached Malahide, it was announced that it would terminate at Connolly. I presume this was to replace the 9:30 northbound Enterprise.

There seem to have been a rediculous amount of problems with the Enterprise in the last few weeks. Is it the weather?