[03/06/2010] Maynooth line delays - returning to normal

[Colm Moore]

0545 Longford-Dublin Pearse due in Connolly now.

0805 Dublin Connolly-Maynooth running 20 minutes late.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=782 Maynooth line delays by Press Office

3-3-10 0725hrs Maynooth line delays: mechanical fault on train at Leixlip Confey

http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/results.asp 05:45 - Longford to Dublin Pearse (P650) 07:35 08:40 1 Mins Departed Drumcondra

08:05 - Dublin Connolly to Maynooth(D905) 08:42 09:03 21 Mins Departed Drumcondra

[Colm Moore]

Slight delays on DART southbound.

[Trampas]

6.40 Maynooth to Connolly was extended to Pearse and arrived at 8.40

We sat just outside Louisa Bridge for 70mins.

The driver must have known the train had issues ahead should have stopped at Louisa Bridge at let people out to get the bus or maybe he could have reversed back into the station.

Lucky I had a book to read

[ThomasJ]

thanks ie for informing us in advance of the cancellation of the 09:05 clonsilla connolly (roll eyes)

I had the golden opportunity to get a direct bus to town and i turned it down for this! What a fool was i!

Had common sense prevailed they would have deferred the 08:40 by 5 or 10 minutes

[ThomasJ]

the one time i take a train to work and this happens. I wont be doing this again i am fuming at the lack of notice.

You would have thought that with the lack of platform displays or darttxt or real time information they have on the DART or northern line the least they could have done for maynooth line passengers is tell them of the cancellations!

[drumcondra commuter]

I ran up the stairs in Drumcondra station only to discover that my train was not early, as I had cursed it, but late.

Of course, the front display panel still said Ballyhaunis but you know, you cannot have everything.

[Trampas]

I will not be renewing my train pass next year.

Moving to the bus eireann even though more expensive

[ColmmacO]

thanks ie for informing us in advance of the cancellation of the 09:05 clonsilla connolly (roll eyes)

I had the golden opportunity to get a direct bus to town and i turned it down for this! What a fool was i!

Had common sense prevailed they would have deferred the 08:40 by 5 or 10 minutes

Same here. Although it was a nice 20 minute sit in the sun waiting for the next train!

[Rashers]

All the southbound Northern suburban services suffered delays on 15 mins around 8.30am. No reason given, but I assume it was linked to this, somehow.