[17/10/2012] Waterford Station Flooded -Bus Transfers
 

Due to flooding at Waterford station all services operating from Kilkenny. Bus Transfers in operation. Will be some time before services resume.

http://pics.lockerz.com/s/253757666

Means no service Carrick on Suir - Waterford either

As is typical Irish Rail saying nothing about this

Perhaps there ought to be a contractual requirement (between the NTA and Irish Rail) for information at times of disruption to include all affected lines/services (am assuming that there is no such requirement at present).

There is a vague requirement but its typical of poor procedures and lack of network knowledge

Anyone for bus transfers from Manulla Junction...

They just about managed to get the Dublin updates up, only almost 3 hours late...

Back running on both lines

Give odds next high tide it will flood again

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4704&p=116&n=237

Ok so Waterford was/is (or will be) flooded - so what prevents services running to/from Thomastown ?

No passengers apart from morning/evening most of the time and services operated from Thomastown this morning and this evening.

Also I think services would have to operate to ballyhale and then back to Kilkenny as they could not get signal clearance at Thomastown with it only being one platform and there bieng no signal at the end of the platform heading for Waterford which results in a signal block until Ballyhale. Someone may be able to explain it better.

bus transfers in operated since 09.00.

Once a train has occupied a signalling section (in this case Lavistown to Ballyhale), it normally to proceed from mid-section to either end although a conversation with the signalman would be required to authorise mid-section reversal.

There is still ongoing delays departing/arrived in Waterford after the flooding on Thursday.

Not that flooding wouldn't of caused the same damage to the signals/points but why was mini CTC only done to Waterford West? I'm sure speeds on approch/departure would be helped if it was done correctly from day 1.