[03/09/2012]-DART suspended between Howth Jct & Malahide - Belfast train failure

[Jamie2k9]

Dublin Bus taken tickets for Dart services between Howth Jct & Malahide. 16.50 Connolly-Belfast has failed at Clongriffin.

[Jamie2k9]

16.50 now canceled and passengers will transfer to the 19.00 ex Connolly. This is becoming more and more common. Its like IE can't be bothered to provide bus transfers any more, they now think its acceptable to wait 2 hours. Are they trying to cut costs?

[ThomasJ]

No services currently north of howth junction, except howth branch.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4679&p=116&n=237

03 September 2012


Due to the failure of the 16:50 Connolly Belfast Northern Commuter services and DARTs are severely disrupted. DARTs are operating between Bray/Greystones & Howth only No Northern Commuter services or Malahide DART services currently operating.

Dublin Bus are honouring rail tickets Updates will be posted on this website and on twitter.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused.

[ThomasJ]

they have resumed

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4679&p=116&n=237Northern Commuter and Malahdie services have resumed
03 September 2012

Northern Commuter and Malahide services have resumed

Services are subject to delays

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience causend

[Rashers]

Here's what I could figure out, on what was a very bad night for irish Rail:
16.50 Connolly to Belfast failed at Clongriffen at 17.00, full with passengers. It stayed stuck northbound for another 2 hours, before an 071 class (I think) hauled it back full of passengers to Connolly, where they would transfer to the delayed 19.00 Connolly-Belfast (that is presently running 40mins late) and is now due into Belfast, assuming no delays at 10pm. So if you left Dublin on the 16.50, and you get into Belfast at 22.00, a journey of 5 hours 10mins.

So for the Northern suburban users:
16.44 Pearse to Drogheda, got stuck directly behind the Belfast train, around Howth Junction for about 1 and 3/4 hours I reckon. All passengers eventually offloaded, and train sent back to Connolly. Service behind this was cancelled, and very few of these passengers got on the 17.13, as this already left passengers behind in Connolly. :mad:
17.07 Connolly to Balbriggan was cancelled
17.13 Pearse to Dundalk, was held in Connolly for about 1 and 1/4 hours (maybe more). It then had a long wait just south of Howth Junction while the Belfast train was recovered. I eventually got this service, and it arrived in 1 hour 40 mins late into my station. Also stopped at all stations.
16.50 Bray to Drogheda was held at Pearse first, then Connolly for about 50 mins. It was due leave Connolly at 17.35, but I reckon it left around 19.00
Per Realtime tonight at 20.00:
D816 Pearse to Dundalk, due into Drogheda normally at 19.03, now 20.40
D817 Pearse to Drogheda, due into Drogheda normally at 19.20, now 21.00

There must have been a signicant problem when they went to recover the failed Enterprise, as given how frequently this fails, you would have thought it should have been a lot quicker. Lots and lots of very unhappy passengers tonight, and the complete lack of information about estimates for the length of delay just added to frustrations. :mad:

[Rashers]

PS- there was also a signal failure at Grand Canal dock around 17.30 which led to 20 min delays to southbound services. The 4 carriage DART services were certainly filled to capacity. I imagine there were a lot of southbound services delayed around 18.30-19.00 as all the Northbound DARTs and Northern suburban trains started back running.