[24.09.08] 06:30 Drogheda Rosslare - A 4 Car set

Mark Gleeson · 25-09-2008, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuggachuggachoochoo

This morning we had a 4 car 29k set in place of the usual 8 car non-29k. No announcement was made about reduced capacity.

6:30 is a 6 coach 2800 unit, not a 8 coach 29k. There isn't a spare 28k so if one breaks you get a short train. Of course be nice to be told

Thomas Ralph · 27-09-2008, 06:58

This one's a 4-car 29K again today, 29X21 to be specific. Car 3 has a horrendous smell in it and it doesn't even have a toilet. The accessible toilet is in an awful mess. How often are the railcars supposed to be serviced and cleaned? I miss the Mk4s and their onboard cleaner and train host...

Thomas Ralph · 28-09-2008, 18:36

Back on 29X21 on my way back north. The PIS has just gone insane and is going through the messages:

06
06
06
.noitatS yllonnoC rof si niart sihT .murdhtaR si noitats txen ehT
hgnohC Ã*U tS Ã*td og nieart na oeS
.VTCC htiw dettif si niart siht ytiruces dna ytefas ruoy roF

I pity any foreigners on board trying to decipher that.

chuggachuggachoochoo · 01-10-2008, 07:10

Back to the 4 car 29k set today

Thomas Ralph · 01-10-2008, 20:07

No change there then...

roamling · 26-02-2009, 15:38

I think it is necessary to reactivate this topic. For the last weeks Irish Rail keeps sending a 2-set train to Rosslare in the mornings (6.30 am service). After Rush and Lusk the train is totally overcrowded and most uncomfortable to use. I have complained to Irish Rail numerous times since 2007 where that issue started to occur. There are periods when there is a 3-set train but now they have fallen back again.
I was told by there Customer Service team that there is a shortage of commuters trains and their %usage of the carriages is one of the highest in Europe. I was also told that new trains will be in Service (for example the Sligo line) which would free old stock. Now that these new trains are in service what happens.... nothing. Same old story. I cant except the excuse for a shortage of trains any more and I expect a basic service is provided for all trains.

What are you thinking about that issue?
Looking forward to hear from other affected people.

Cheers

sublimity · 26-02-2009, 18:07

Shortage of Commuter trains? Find that hard to believe.You have every right to be angry with Irish Rail.

A lot of these new InterCity trains cannot be used until the new timetable is implemented in May. For example Dublin to Rosslare.

The new timetable should've been introduced in Dec 08 but Irish Rail love to delay and complicate things. It is their fault there is a 'shortage of commuter trains'.

By June this mess better be sorted out once and for all.

28-09-2008, 18:36	#3
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	Back on 29X21 on my way back north. The PIS has just gone insane and is going through the messages: 06 06 06 .noitatS yllonnoC rof si niart sihT .murdhtaR si noitats txen ehT hgnohC ÃU tS Ãtd og nieart na oeS .VTCC htiw dettif si niart siht ytiruces dna ytefas ruoy roF I pity any foreigners on board trying to decipher that.

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27-09-2008, 06:58	#2
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	This one's a 4-car 29K again today, 29X21 to be specific. Car 3 has a horrendous smell in it and it doesn't even have a toilet. The accessible toilet is in an awful mess. How often are the railcars supposed to be serviced and cleaned? I miss the Mk4s and their onboard cleaner and train host...

01-10-2008, 07:10	#4
chuggachuggachoochoo Regular Poster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Drogheda Posts: 51	Back to the 4 car 29k set today

01-10-2008, 20:07	#5
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	No change there then...

26-02-2009, 15:38	#6
roamling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lusk Posts: 112	I think it is necessary to reactivate this topic. For the last weeks Irish Rail keeps sending a 2-set train to Rosslare in the mornings (6.30 am service). After Rush and Lusk the train is totally overcrowded and most uncomfortable to use. I have complained to Irish Rail numerous times since 2007 where that issue started to occur. There are periods when there is a 3-set train but now they have fallen back again. I was told by there Customer Service team that there is a shortage of commuters trains and their %usage of the carriages is one of the highest in Europe. I was also told that new trains will be in Service (for example the Sligo line) which would free old stock. Now that these new trains are in service what happens.... nothing. Same old story. I cant except the excuse for a shortage of trains any more and I expect a basic service is provided for all trains. What are you thinking about that issue? Looking forward to hear from other affected people. Cheers

26-02-2009, 18:07	#7
sublimity Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 309	Shortage of Commuter trains? Find that hard to believe.You have every right to be angry with Irish Rail. A lot of these new InterCity trains cannot be used until the new timetable is implemented in May. For example Dublin to Rosslare. The new timetable should've been introduced in Dec 08 but Irish Rail love to delay and complicate things. It is their fault there is a 'shortage of commuter trains'. By June this mess better be sorted out once and for all.