19:05 Connolly - Sligo

[Ballymore]

I had to stay at work a little later than usual yesterday and I got the 19:05 instead of my usual 18:05, it was one of the new trains which I was delighted with and I settled down into my comfortable relatively spacious seat with my book as is the norm.

I think we even left on time and I was basking in the glory of this 'proper service' from IE when we stopped suddenly outside Maynooth for about 10 - 15 minutes. Unusually we got 3 apology messages - the first 2 being from an automated message notifying us that this train has been delayed but assuring us that everything possible was being done to rectify the situation. The driver then announced that the delay was caused by the late arrival of a Sligo train at Maynooth and that so far he had been unsuccessful in contacting either central control or Maynooth station to see when we would be moving.

Imagine if there had been a real emergency...........New trains old failings.