Rashers
08-11-2010, 21:58
I was in Pearse St at 19.00, waiting for the 19.13 to Drogheda.
Large crowds were in situ. It turns out the 18.59 to Maynooth had not turned up, as had the following DART failed to turn up. There was complete confusion in the LED displays, as it counted down the Maynooth train, and then it disappeared when it hit 3 mins??
It did the same with the Drogheda service, but it remained at 3 mins. Eventually a late northbound DART arrived.
At 19.15, having no real idea what was actually happening I managed to get an IE employee to leave his cabin at the Exit barriers. He agreed the 19.12 to Drogheda would not be here in 3 mins, per the display. In fact it was stuck inbound at Killester. He also enlightened me that another reason for the delays was the need to move a drunk off an earlier train in Blackrock!
The LED rolling message related to 20 min delays due to leaves on the tracks (note: all northbound DARTs were still delayed up to 30 mins at 21.30 so that was also wrong).
I asked him why CTC were refusing to make any announcement at Pearse Street. He said he realised that, and based on the fact the overhead displays were also wrong, he would ask CTC to make announcements.
In the 30 minutes I stood, there was only 1 PA - in relation to the late arrival of the Maynooth train (some 25 mins late). My own service arrived approx. 15 mins late.
Has to have been one of the worst evenings for a communication (lack of), in the last few months. :mad:
Large crowds were in situ. It turns out the 18.59 to Maynooth had not turned up, as had the following DART failed to turn up. There was complete confusion in the LED displays, as it counted down the Maynooth train, and then it disappeared when it hit 3 mins??
It did the same with the Drogheda service, but it remained at 3 mins. Eventually a late northbound DART arrived.
At 19.15, having no real idea what was actually happening I managed to get an IE employee to leave his cabin at the Exit barriers. He agreed the 19.12 to Drogheda would not be here in 3 mins, per the display. In fact it was stuck inbound at Killester. He also enlightened me that another reason for the delays was the need to move a drunk off an earlier train in Blackrock!
The LED rolling message related to 20 min delays due to leaves on the tracks (note: all northbound DARTs were still delayed up to 30 mins at 21.30 so that was also wrong).
I asked him why CTC were refusing to make any announcement at Pearse Street. He said he realised that, and based on the fact the overhead displays were also wrong, he would ask CTC to make announcements.
In the 30 minutes I stood, there was only 1 PA - in relation to the late arrival of the Maynooth train (some 25 mins late). My own service arrived approx. 15 mins late.
Has to have been one of the worst evenings for a communication (lack of), in the last few months. :mad: