Contractually CAF are obliged to meet specification and Irish Rail are extracting there pound of flesh if you like.
In the past Irish Rail let manufacturers walk away with major problems unresolved.
I'd wager that the old Mk3 on the new track is noticeably better than the Mk4
The build quality of the Mk4 is poor, lots of bits of trim working loose, partition doors not working, ongoing issues with the toilets as the retention tank isn't big enough, the pa system is the latest casualty. The curtains are away for clearing for so long the dry cleaners have probably sold them. The chief mechanical engineer sent instructions to lose the curtains as they highlighted the sway.
In our dealings with Irish Rail a double booking is impossible on the system, it generally occurs when someone is in the wrong coach or wrong train or wrong day. Irish Rail of course was the rail company to introduce a train with two coach D's no coach C. Its impossible to know inside a Mk4 which coach you are in.
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