[15/08/2010] 17:50 Tralee-Heuston

[Jamie2k9]

My friend was traveling on this service today and as the train was approaching Mallow the driver said that all passengers would have to change train due to a mal function in carrage 3. He also said the train will have to be hauled back to bentier to get an emergency service.

The train was a 3car set.

Any idea of what happened??

[Mark Gleeson]

Doesn't make much as sense as the 17:50 left Mallow on time and arrived Heuston ontime.

Unclear if trains were changed at Mallow but even if that occurred it was still ontime at Dublin

[Jamie2k9]

I also was suprised by this. When they get to Mallow there was a 6car waiting. You can make up about 20 minutes between Kildare and Hueston. The train only had to stop in Limerick Junction and Thurles.

[Mark Gleeson]

Within Irish Rail's definitions at no point was the train late.

It was 8 minutes down leaving Mallow, 7 at Limerick Junc, 4 at Thurles and appeared to reach Heuston a minute or so early

[comcor]

Why take the train to Banteer for servicing?

[Mark Gleeson]

As I said it doesn't make sense

It was probably some class of swap to keep the 3 coach set in Kerry.

Next question if a train breaks down and you change trains but arrive on time, is it a cancellation? "operate as planned?"