Not a good day for Longford commuters today.

James Howard · 23-07-2012, 18:42

Everything ran 40 minutes or more slower this morning due to a vehicle hitting a level crossing. I suppose Irish Rail can't legislate for idiots.

I'm currently on the 18:05 to Longford which is about 10k from Mullingar now so is running somewhere around 40 minutes late due to a fault on the 17:15. A good chunk of the delay was waiting to cross with the 17:00 from Sligo.

ThomasJ · 23-07-2012, 20:41

Yep was on the 18.40 to maynooth. It crawled all the way to clonsilla and then sat just outside clonsilla for nearly 10 minutes. The driver apologised for the trouble citing earlier problems on the line.

James Howard · 24-07-2012, 06:24

One thing I've noticed in the last few incidents is that the drivers seem to have gotten much better at passing on information and apologising to passengers.

Mark Gleeson · 24-07-2012, 13:40

Because there are people watching now, and if they don't the NTA is on the phone to point out that its a contract requirement

doherty jack · 24-07-2012, 18:29

i was on 9:05am to Sligo , only held up 10mins at maynooth and arrived in Sligo on time ,

i was also on 13:00pm to Connolly , which was only held up at Edgeworthstown /mostrim for 10mins but , in mullingar 5min late on time by maynooth !

James Howard · 25-07-2012, 12:32

Delays at Edgeworthstown are usually intentional. Most up-trains are given 20 minutes to cover the 8 miles between Longford and Edgeworthstown to allow them to be in plenty of time for crossing.

karlr42 · 25-07-2012, 12:54

Is Edgeworthstown still the driver changeover point, or is that Longford now? Or is it even done any more?

23-07-2012, 18:42	#1
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	Not a good day for Longford commuters today. Everything ran 40 minutes or more slower this morning due to a vehicle hitting a level crossing. I suppose Irish Rail can't legislate for idiots. I'm currently on the 18:05 to Longford which is about 10k from Mullingar now so is running somewhere around 40 minutes late due to a fault on the 17:15. A good chunk of the delay was waiting to cross with the 17:00 from Sligo.

24-07-2012, 13:40	#4
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Because there are people watching now, and if they don't the NTA is on the phone to point out that its a contract requirement __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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23-07-2012, 20:41	#2
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Yep was on the 18.40 to maynooth. It crawled all the way to clonsilla and then sat just outside clonsilla for nearly 10 minutes. The driver apologised for the trouble citing earlier problems on the line.

24-07-2012, 06:24	#3
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	One thing I've noticed in the last few incidents is that the drivers seem to have gotten much better at passing on information and apologising to passengers.

24-07-2012, 18:29	#5
doherty jack Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Roscrea Posts: 89	i was on 9:05am to Sligo , only held up 10mins at maynooth and arrived in Sligo on time , i was also on 13:00pm to Connolly , which was only held up at Edgeworthstown /mostrim for 10mins but , in mullingar 5min late on time by maynooth !

25-07-2012, 12:32	#6
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	Delays at Edgeworthstown are usually intentional. Most up-trains are given 20 minutes to cover the 8 miles between Longford and Edgeworthstown to allow them to be in plenty of time for crossing.

25-07-2012, 12:54	#7
karlr42 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 340	Is Edgeworthstown still the driver changeover point, or is that Longford now? Or is it even done any more?