Want to see a return to the bad old days of Winter?! Well yesterdays service was a reminder of those great days!! No ticket checker was present at Heuston so everyone had to wait to board the train until around 5.45, then we were allowed to board with nary a ticket checker in sight, never mind the Stasi crew from 3 months ago!
The train did not depart until 6.10/6.15- no lights working on the carriage and no air conditioning and no announcement or apology/explanation for the delay.
To make matters worse for the Newbridge commuters we watched the 6.05 Arrow service leave before us!
Finally the train pulled in to the siding at Sallins to let another service go ahead of us!!
Irish Rail tell us that there is no vendetta against Newbridge passengers, felt like it last night, train arrived in at 6.55 a full 30 minutes late - no apology anywhere