[01/07/2010] Extra Cork-Cobh services / service disruption

[Colm Moore]

http://www.facebook.com/iarnrodeireann Irish Rail

To cater for the cruise liner there will be extra commuter rail services every half hour to and from Cork and Cobh from 13.00hrs until 19.00hrs on Thursday, 1st July. Thereafter our normal commuter rail service will operate from 20.00hrs until 22.30hrs on the day.

This will provide extra capacity and frequency on the C...ork-Cobh Rail Line for the arrival of the cruise liner “Oriana”.

[finnyus]

15:15 Cork - Midleton today is a bus substitution, I presume 15:45 Midleton - Cork will be the same.

Problem is, will passengers waiting @ Little Island or Glounthaune know this. One experience of being @ Little Island waiting for a Cork bound train from Midleton, resulted in a very long wait, as the substituted bus served only the Bus Eireann bus stop and did not come near the station.

[karlr42]

Ok, I'm very confused now:

Cork-Midleton and Cork -Cobh Lines closed until Friday 2nd July by Corporate Communications

Cork-Midleton and Cork -Cobh Lines will be closed until Friday 2nd July due to essential track maintenance works

A bus transfer will be in operation during this time

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience these essential works may cause.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=826

So what, they've suddenly decided to stop services? Given the 15:15 service was a bus, is it buses from now on? Shambolic.

[ThomasJ]

yep likewise!

So all of a sudden for emergency works both commuter services come to a halt.

And this was following an advertisement for extra services tomorrow.

Whats going on?

[Mark Gleeson]

On the phone trying to get in touch with our contacts in Cork to find out the truth

I don't believe this track maintenance line

[Mark Gleeson]

No chance of a train tomorrow on Cork - Cobh/Midelton

Report suggest a major screw up within Irish Rail has resulted in serious track damage in Cork

Also expect serious problems Cork - Mallow services due to a lack of trains.

[Mark Gleeson]

Got a revision now they will be open tomorrow as normal

Expect more trouble in coming days

[karlr42]

Revised Cork - Midleton and Cork Cobh Closure time by Corporate Communications

Cork-Midleton and Cork -Cobh Lines will be will be closed for essential track maintenance from 15:00hrs today, 30th June until first services Thursday 1st July

A bus transfer will be in operation during this time

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience these essential works may cause.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=826

Any idea what damage was caused?

[Mark Gleeson]

Points in Cork platforms 1,2,3 badly damaged

Still investigating but, Irish Rail is 100% responsible

[Colm Moore]

http://twitter.com/irishrail/# Cork -Cobh and Cork Midleton services now due to reopen after essential track maintenance for 1st services on Thurs 1st July

about 2 hours ago via Seesmic

# Cork Cobh Line and Cork Midleton closed until Friday 2nd July http://bit.ly/chujdJ

about 3 hours ago via Seesmic

[Mark Gleeson]

No trains today

[ACustomer]

But the IE website says (at 0920) that trains are running again.

Can we believe them? The number of half-truths over tha past few days is shocking, even by IE standards.

Is there a particular problem of truly rotten management in Cork?

[Mark Gleeson]

Management in Cork are innocent

Its management in Inchicore you need to worry about