Dave
31-03-2007, 18:35
Lifted this gem from the Rovers forum of all places.
take st patricks day for example.. as it was a saturday.. and NOT a bank holiday, they still ran a bank holiday / sunday timetable.. so what in effect they did was run 3 consecuctive bank holiday timetables in a row... i got a train into work, but as i stood on the platform and watched several trains pass i relaised i was looking at the wrong timetable (bank holiday).. heres the genius part.. when the train did arrive, we had to pull over on to side tracks to let the belfast express' past TWICE. why? you got it, cause they were not operating a bank holiday timetable in occuppied ireland. genius isnt it.. so a 40 minute journey took, 90 mins. the best part still has to come.. when the train which was only supposed to go to connolly (depending on which timetable you looked at of course. ).. driver announces its going on to tara, and westland row.. .. train lets us off in tara, and about 100 or so get off... guess what... the train staion is closed cause of the parade... empty.. not a sinner.. no staff.. best part of all... the doors are locked... we had already gone through the automated ticket barrier, as had lots of mothers with small kids and prams..., when we saw a fire door.. but of course cause we had used our tickets we couldnt get back to the possible fire door.. fine for me.. i jumped over.. not fine for the women and children... i ended up calling the gardai, who had to come round and bust open a door for us...
take st patricks day for example.. as it was a saturday.. and NOT a bank holiday, they still ran a bank holiday / sunday timetable.. so what in effect they did was run 3 consecuctive bank holiday timetables in a row... i got a train into work, but as i stood on the platform and watched several trains pass i relaised i was looking at the wrong timetable (bank holiday).. heres the genius part.. when the train did arrive, we had to pull over on to side tracks to let the belfast express' past TWICE. why? you got it, cause they were not operating a bank holiday timetable in occuppied ireland. genius isnt it.. so a 40 minute journey took, 90 mins. the best part still has to come.. when the train which was only supposed to go to connolly (depending on which timetable you looked at of course. ).. driver announces its going on to tara, and westland row.. .. train lets us off in tara, and about 100 or so get off... guess what... the train staion is closed cause of the parade... empty.. not a sinner.. no staff.. best part of all... the doors are locked... we had already gone through the automated ticket barrier, as had lots of mothers with small kids and prams..., when we saw a fire door.. but of course cause we had used our tickets we couldnt get back to the possible fire door.. fine for me.. i jumped over.. not fine for the women and children... i ended up calling the gardai, who had to come round and bust open a door for us...