[30-5-2006] Northern Line Disrupted at Skerries

Mark Gleeson · 30-05-2006, 12:23

AA roadwatch report

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30/5/2006 Irish Rail disruption.
Due to an incident on the rail line at Skerries there is disruption to Northern Commuter and Belfast Enterprise Services.

NIR report a bridge strike south of the border has delayed enterprise services but that is timed as 11:52am

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Northern line services suspended by Press Office

All northern commuter trains suspended due to incident at Skerries

Once again AA roadwatch beat them

Mark Gleeson · 30-05-2006, 13:41

Back running now

Rashers · 30-05-2006, 20:00

Any details on what happened? The nearest bridge is most unusual, in that 2 cars can only fit through at a squeeze. There is a very large land bank over the underbridge before you hit the railway line, hence it would an unusual event to close the line there...just curious..

Mark Gleeson · 30-05-2006, 20:05

Incident normally means train Vs person, bridge strike a separate issue

Graham · 30-05-2006, 23:27

Got caught up in it today on the 9.50 service from Dundalk.

We stopped at Malahide at 10.50 (not a scheduled stop), and were quickly, though mumbily and barely audibly told that there was a bridge strike, and there'd be a delay. The women beside me (one of which was made late for her job interview

) thought he said there was a strike on.

Got going again at 11.12 or so, bringing the pleasant 2900 journey neatly over the hour and a half mark...

Bluetonic · 01-06-2006, 15:12

These were two seperate incidents, one a bridge strike somewhere on the line around 11am which was nothing to do with the Skerries incident at around 12.30pm

A young woman was fatally struck by a northbound passing enterprise around Skerries station - may have been on the platform seconds before.

30-05-2006, 20:00	#3
Rashers Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 431	Wonder what happened? Any details on what happened? The nearest bridge is most unusual, in that 2 cars can only fit through at a squeeze. There is a very large land bank over the underbridge before you hit the railway line, hence it would an unusual event to close the line there...just curious..

01-06-2006, 15:12	#6
Bluetonic New to the board Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	These were two seperate incidents, one a bridge strike somewhere on the line around 11am which was nothing to do with the Skerries incident at around 12.30pm A young woman was fatally struck by a northbound passing enterprise around Skerries station - may have been on the platform seconds before. Last edited by Bluetonic : 01-06-2006 at 15:15.

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30-05-2006, 13:41	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Back running now

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Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Incident normally means train Vs person, bridge strike a separate issue

30-05-2006, 23:27	#5
Graham New to the board Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: crawling behind a DART Posts: 25	Got caught up in it today on the 9.50 service from Dundalk. We stopped at Malahide at 10.50 (not a scheduled stop), and were quickly, though mumbily and barely audibly told that there was a bridge strike, and there'd be a delay. The women beside me (one of which was made late for her job interview ) thought he said there was a strike on. Got going again at 11.12 or so, bringing the pleasant 2900 journey neatly over the hour and a half mark...