[5-5-2008] DART resumed Booterstown to Dun Laoghaire

[Mark Gleeson]

DART resumed Booterstown to Dun Laoghaire by Corporate Communications

5th May 2008 - 19.05hrs

Iarnród Éireann advised customers that DART services have resumed between Booterstown and Dun Laoghaire following an earlier serious incident at Blackrock.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.



I was in Blackrock at 19:05 and was told 30 minutes, was on a train in under 10 having walked to Booterstown, that train having nearly overtaken me as a I walked

As usual lots of staff standing around, no sign of any problems, someone was taken to hospital apparently after some class of fight on a northbound train

The platform displays of course say nothing of the delays

[Colm Moore]

It appears there was also a suicide at about 5pm. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055288038

[Mark Hennessy]

It appears there was also a suicide at about 5pm. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055288038

Sympathies to the victims family and the DART driver.

[Mark Gleeson]

It appears there where two incidents

Southbound train struck someone somewhere between Williamstown and Blackrock, strong possibility that someone took a shortcut over the time as is frequently done at the location

Certainly was talk of a incident in Blackrock itself as well with a northbound train

I was on the train immediately ahead of the incident train