Sligo line flood closure lifted

[Mickey H]

Iarnród Éireann ‏@IrishRail
Carrick-on-Shannon to Longford line REOPENS after recent flooding from today's 13.00 Sligo to Dublin Clly & 13.05 Dublin Clly to Sligo Sligo services operating with delays of 20-25 mins due to speed restrictions thru flood area. 16.00hrs Dublin-Sligo cancelled

Why is 1600 still cancelled?

[Jamie2k9]

They won't have the 5 units out of Sligo in time for the 16.00. Priority will be to restore capacity to commuter and 17.05 services. Would expect maintenance schedules were stretched recently as well.

[Mark Gleeson]

All the sets in Sligo have to be worked back to Dublin and brought to Drogheda for mandatory inspections. They have gone too long without a full inspection.

[ACustomer]

Typical piece of idiot journalism in this morning's Indo:

‘I was afraid we would topple over’ – Passenger’s fear as Irish Rail train tilts close to flood waters

See: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-was-afraid-we-would-topple-over-passengers-fear-as-irish-rail-train-tilts-close-to-flood-waters-34310268.html

[James Howard]

It really is getting to the point where it isn't worth buying a paper in this country. The idiot who reported the "incident" has probably made a few hundred euro from the video views. Nice little Christmas present for the entire complement of fools involved.

I saw a 7-car ICR going through Longford at 10:30 this morning so it looks like it is getting back to normal.