[25/07/2013] Services suspended - Bray-Greystones & Maynooth/M3-Clonsilla

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4884&p=116&n=237DART services suspended Bray to Greystones due to lightning damage; train services suspended Maynooth/M3 to Clonsilla due to signal fault.
25 July 2013

Due to lightning damage to overhead lines, DART services are currently suspended between Bray and Greystones.

Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets to/from Greystones.

Rosslare and Commuter services are operating fully.

This disruption is expected to continue for most of the day as repair works take place.

Separately, due to a signal fault, train services are suspended between Maynooth and Clonsilla, and between M3 Parkway and Clonsilla at present. Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets. Delays to Sligo and Longford services will also result.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Colm Moore]

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Update: Line between Maynooth & Clonsilla has reopened with delays to services up to 20mins. M3 to Clonsilla services remain suspended.

[James Howard]

I had a nice tour of Kildare on the 67 bus route after the early Sligo service terminated in Maynooth. It's years since I've been in Celbridge.

Irish Rail had nobody on the ramp at Maynooth telling people what to do. But a helpful Metro Herald person sent us the wrong way so there was about 150 people waiting for the 67 instead.

I can only assume that shuttle buses were provided as there would have been about 400 people on the train and there were a lot fewer at our stop.

Anyway, still no sign of a resolution on either option. It will be interesting to keep any eye on the reliability figure for this month.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4884&p=116&n=237Commuter shuttle service operating between Bray & Greystones due to overhead line damage.
25 July 2013
Update: 13.25hrs

Due to lightning damage to overhead lines, a Commuter shuttle service is operating between Bray and Greystones in place of DART services while repair works are being carried out.

This disruption is expected to continue for most of the day as repair works continue.

Rosslare and Commuter services are operating fully.

Also Maynooth Line and M3 Parkway service are fully operational following this morning's signal fault.

This website will be updated as further information is made available.

Iarnród Éireann apologies for any incovenience caused.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4884&p=116&n=237Commuter shuttle service operating between Bray & Greystones due to overhead line damage.
25 July 2013
Update: 16.57hrs

Due to lightning damage to overhead lines, a Commuter shuttle service is operating between Bray and Greystones in place of DART services for the remainder for the evening while repair works are being carried out.

This shuttle service is operating to the DART scheduled timetable.

Rosslare and Commuter services are operating fully.

This website will be updated as further information is made available.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any incovenience caused.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4886&p=116&n=237DART Services operating as normal between Bray & Greystones this morning
26 July 2013

DART services operating as normal between Bray & Greystones this morning.

The damage caused by lightening yesterday has been repaired