Upcoming works on the Maynooth line

[ThomasJ]

Just saw this notice on the irish rail website
http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4518&p=116&n=237

16 March 2012


Due to track works between Connolly and Clonsilla on Sunday 25th March, the following arrangements will apply:

08.40 Pearse to Maynooth is cancelled.

09.10 Pearse to M3 Parkway is cancelled.

09.05 Connolly to Sligo is deferred to 09.40.

Iarnród Éireann aplogises for any inconvenience this may cause.

But this notice is on the dublin bus website.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Cent...ridge-closed-/

Route 120 bridge closed
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Route 120 Diversion

Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to essential railway works Reilly's level crossing will be closed for 5 Saturday nights from 20:00hrs until 10:00hrs Sunday morning starting on Saturday 24th March.

To City Centre there will be no 120 operating through the Ashtown/Rathbourne estates from 20:00hrs onwards on Saturday 24th and 31st March and 7th, 21st and 28th April 2012.

Diversion Routing

From City Centre
As per normal route to Ratoath Road, then left down to roundabout, left onto Faussagh Avenue, left onto Broombridge Road, down over Broombridge Bridge, left onto Ballyboggan Road and then right into Ashtown Estate.

To City Centre
From Ratoath Road (old 120 terminus), then turn right into Ventry Drive and back on to normal route.

Anyone have any ideas what works are coming up for the Maynooth line adnd could be expect disruption over the next couple of saturday nights?

[drouse]

May be of use-

http://www.dublincity.ie/RoadsandTra...tionsHome.aspx

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by drouse

May be of use-

http://www.dublincity.ie/RoadsandTra...tionsHome.aspx

Many thanks drouse

Im still confused though, the notices say its to facilitate trackwork. Surely they need to close the railline to construct the trackwork.

[Inniskeen]

The track through the level crossing is being renewed this weekend - hence both road & rail affected. Not sure why Dublin Bus is advising disruption for five weekends.

[karlr42]

That makes sense- there's been a TSR at the crossing for the past few weeks and there's a load of ballast and road-rail vehicles hanging around there too.

Hopefully the work won't have to be all redone when/if the new bridge is built and the LC is eliminated.

[karlr42]

Originally Posted by Inniskeen

Not sure why Dublin Bus is advising disruption for five weekends.

Well according to the Council road closures page linked above, the work is actually taking place for five weekends. I suspect IE is just being their usual selves and not telling their passengers that.

I do wonder why Saturday evening services aren't affected as well though.

[dowlingm]

prep works for this included perhaps?
http://www.dublincity.ie/RoadsandTra...99sBridge.aspx

Needless to say the linked IE page broke with the site migration

[karlr42]

I think it's just general track renewal and ballasting/tamping. Ride quality over the crossing has been atrocious for some time now.

I would personally wait until the bridge was complete and remove the LC/upgrade track and the same time. But given the lack of progress on the Council's side(there's been no work that I can see done in preparation) and possible safety concerns with the current track quality I'm not aware of, maybe now is the best time to do this.

Oh, and I should point out apparently the bridge isn't coming until 2013 due to the government's awful capital expenditure budget. http://www.neighbours.ie/forums/show...rom-Irish-Rail

Good to see Leo passing everything off as an operational matter for a quango. No accountability for anything in our political system.

[dowlingm]

betcha the fecker will be there to cut the tape when the time comes though, if still in post.