[30/11/2011] Delays on Sligo line

[Colm Moore]

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Delays of up to 20mins to Sligo services due to level crossing works between Edgeworthstown and Mullingar
13 minutes ago

[Colm Moore]

5-10 minute delays on DART southside southbound and northside northbound.

[Inniskeen]

Yes another dreary commute trailing a late running DART. The offending service (with about 20 passengers still on board) had not left Howth Junction (for Howth) as we passed on an 8-car 2900 set with around 1000 passengers having averaged 15mph from Pearse. Really impressive stuff !

[James Howard]

I don't know why they even bother reporting this. The 1805 Connolly to Sligo that I normally take has rarely been less than 15 minutes late at Edgeworthstown since the start of October.

This time of year is such a grind of the train. The overall punctuality statistic is completely meaningless for commuters - especially in the evening where everything is messed up by the 1700 Sligo to Connolly which has to cross with 5 trains.