[22-2-08] 1616 Pearse to Drogheda - 4 carriages

[Aphfaneire]

I was lucky enough to get off early from placement today and got the luas into connolly and hopped back to pearse to catch the same train as my mother.

But when the train finnally arrived, it was half the size it should have been, instantly at least the last 2 carraiges were severly overcrowded and the train went on. At Connolly it got so bad that we sat there for nearly 10 minutes while the drive kept trying to close the doors. During this time the automatic announcement would restart every time the doors were activated, this happened nearly 10 times.

Then after a dash up the line thanks too are delay, around 1/5 of passengers got off at malahide or portmarnock. Now in rush hours to accomidate the gap in malahide services the commuter should be able to handle the over load, or shouldnt be expected to take it at all. Ive seen it a lot that almost all the standing room leaves the carraige at malahide, and when you've spent 20+ minutes sandwich face to face with these people its pretty annoying!


Sorry, for the rant, after a day on my feet nursing people for free, i hate standing on the train.

Was there a 29000 unit that has broken down recently, or was it a major screw up?

[Mark Gleeson]

Timetable requires one extra 4 coach train on Fridays, 14:50 Connolly - Dundalk

[Aphfaneire]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Timetable requires one extra 4 coach train on Fridays, 14:50 Connolly - Dundalk

Wtf, is this because of the enterprise in the afternoon slump not stopping at drogheda on fridays?

Its shocking because the "raheny" train is a busy one, especially with school going passengers, even between malahide-donabate.

Im pretty peeved about it, that kind of overcrowding is awful for a friday!

It could have been a worse day for me though, since at the moment i wasnt busy in james's as the theatre department has no where to put anyone because of overcrowding and the a & e crisis. So as a student nurse there was sweet f all to do in recovery this week, WONDERBAR!

[Mark Gleeson]

There is a long standing 14:50 Connolly - Dundalk, 16:20 Dundalk - Pearse which is Fridays only

It doesn't seem to serve any real purpose at all, its one of those mid 1970's things which is still lurking in the timetable

16:16 is the Friday escape train, anyone who gets off just before 4. Its somewhat policy in some 3rd level institutions to avoid classes after 4pm to allow the students to escape

[Aphfaneire]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

There is a long standing 14:50 Connolly - Dundalk, 16:20 Dundalk - Pearse which is Fridays only

It doesn't seem to serve any real purpose at all, its one of those mid 1970's things which is still lurking in the timetable

16:16 is the Friday escape train, anyone who gets off just before 4. Its somewhat policy in some 3rd level institutions to avoid classes after 4pm to allow the students to escape

Thanks for saying "some", but the trinity school of nursing and midwifery isnt one of them, 9-5 pretty much most days. We're nearly tripping over suitcase's if theres a class on a friday just before a holiday or a break, its shocking.

I guess IE really dont look at what trains are needed where and when, just add too the schedual and "improve" the times and capacity, and pretend that thats progress.

[James Shields]

I've on that train when it's a 4 car and it's not pleasent. On the other hand, it is just about possible to cram everyone in, which it wouldn't be if they pulled coaches from any of the later trains.

What Iwant to know is why there are still commuter trains on the Sligo line.