[30-11-2007] Southbound DART services

[Mark Gleeson]

Fairly significant delays going south this evening due a train failure at Howth Junction,

Easily looking at 15 minutes plus

Evening train to Gorey is in Connolly as I post this

[Rashers]

Yeh, found out 'kinda' what happened eventually.
The 17.28 Pearse-Drogheda (starts in Bray) arrived on time, but was only 6 carriages. But made it to the north of Connolly, and was delayed an extra 10 minutes to Howth Junction. As usual, no announcements by the driver. Rang Connolly info, and they told me:
16.50 Connolly-Belfast service developed a fault at Howth Junction.
Hence all northbound DARTs and Drogheda services delayed. Usual complete communications breakdown.
Drogheda-city centre services also 15 minutes delayed up to 7pm.
:mad:

[Mark Gleeson]

Northbound Departing Pearse

Planned Actual Difference Destination Notes
16:53:00 16:59:00 6:00 Malahide
16:58:00 17:09:00 11:00 Howth
17:03:30 17:12:40 9:10 Howth
17:13:00 17:15:48 2:48 Dundalk
17:17:00 17:19:15 2:15 Malahide
17:21:30 ??:??:?? ?:?? Howth
17:28:00 17:28:45 0:45 Drogheda only 6 coaches
17:34:00 17:45:00 12:00 Malahide
17:37:30 17:49:00 11:30 Maynooth
17:46:00 17:53:20 6:20 Howth
17:50:00 17:56:15 6:15 Dundalk
17:55:00 18:00:40 5:40 Malahide

Total delay minutes 73:43

Average delay 6 minutes

33% of trains on time to 5 minute international standard
75% of trains on time to 10 minute lazy IE standard

[Rashers]

I assume this was departure time only...... the real delay was in arrival time...much harder to track

[Mark Gleeson]

Southbound arriving Pearse

Planned Actual Destination Notes
16:56:30 17:03:00 6:30 Greystones but showed Bray
17:01:00 17:14:10 13:10 ex Drogheda
17:09:30 17:22:15 12:45 Bray
17:19:00 17:31:30 12:30 Bray
17:31:00 17:42:40 9:40 Goery
17:34:00 17:46:30 12:30 Bray
17:44:00 17:50:20 6:20 Greystones
17:53:30 17:56:30 3:00 Bray
17:57:30 18:00:40 3:10 Bray

Total delay minutes 79:35

Average delay 8:50 minutes

22% of trains on time to 5 minute international standard
56% of trains on time to 10 minute lazy IE standard