[27-2-2006] DART services disrupted by unofficial strike

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by breakingnews.ie

Commuters in Dublin have been warned to expect disruption this afternoon as a result of unofficial strike action by a number of DART drivers.

Iarnród Éireann said the action would cause disruption to some DART services, but the vast majority should still be operating as normal.

The unofficial action has been mounted by a number of drivers as part of a dispute over rostering.

Bless them they have to work to a roster.

[Mark]

Fair play that DART issued a PR on their site about this aswell.

[Mark Gleeson]

Can confirm train cancellations this morning roughly as follows

09:02 Malahide Greystones (assumed as 10:35 cancelled)
10:35 Greystones Malahide (confirmed)
12:00 Malahide Bray (return of 10:35)

Excuse was operational difficulty, no details of cancelled trains on IE website

There has been no timetable changes so I can't see what is causing this

Mod note moved to Dublin customer issues

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by Irish Rail

eneral News
Unofficial action affecting small number of DART services by Press Office


Iarnród Éireann has advised DART customers that due to unofficial industrial action by some DART drivers, some DART services this afternoon and evening face cancellation. However, the vast majority of DART services are continuing to operate.

The unofficial action arises from a disagreement between two groups of DART drivers on a rostering issue, and involves 21 DART drivers from NBRU and SIPTU.

Iarnród Éireann urges our drivers and trade unions to resolve this issue through an arbitration meeting scheduled for this Thursday, and not to cause unnecessary disruption to DART customers.

Iarnród Éireann apologises to customers for any inconvenience caused. Full details of service cancellations will be issued as soon as available. Whereas most services will operate, we would ask for customers patience, particularly during this evening’s peak.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...iew&news_id=43

Note no details of which trains cancelled yet despite the fact I can list 3 already it doesn't take long to work out which links are missing drivers

Its looking like the usual NBRU Vs SIPTU turf war again

[Mark Gleeson]

A serious question mark hangs over these 5 services

16:29 Connolly Dun Laoghaire
17:10 Connolly Bray
17:02 Dun Laoghaire Howth
17:35 Connolly Bray
18:00 Howth Bray

[ACustomer]

These are the same bunch of prats who wanted extra money to drive 8-car trains. What trivial reason do they have for taking action this time? I think the public and P11 should let them know in no uncertain terms that they are not willing to pay taxes to keep such people in highly-paid jobs.

[Mark Gleeson]

I'm first in the queue to order the equipment to fill the empty rack in the electrical cabinet with the driverless equipment

Last time round this was issued at 10pm in expectation of choas (I was sitting on a platform delayed by 20 minutes due to a cancellation at the time) http://www.platform11.org/media/prin...no=pr_041.html

Despite it not going ahead there where some cancellations