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![]() There seems to be a lot of cancellations on the Sligo/Longford/Maynooth line these days. Whats the problem does anyone know???
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![]() the usual driver issues
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![]() The usual lack of drivers issue, due to the way things are rostered Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon are the at risk days. Curiously they spread the cancellations around as to ensure the (massaged) targets are always met
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![]() A bit of advice for Clonsilla Coolmine and Castleknock passengers heading inbound from personal experience:
Clonsilla: Trains to Connolly around that time are at 15:20, 17:20 and 17:30 (yes 2 hour gap!) Trains to Docklands around that time are at 15:30, 16:11 Coolmine: Trains to Connolly around that time are at 15:23, 17:07* and 17:33 Trains to Docklands around that time are at 15:33, 16:14 Castleknock: Trains to Connolly around that time are at 15:26, 17:36 Trains to Docklands around that time are at 15:36, 16:17 Take the Docklands train if you can * The 17:07 ex coolmine does not stop at clonsilla or castleknock and runs non-stop from coolmine to Drumcondra This is all presuming there is no other shocks in store! Last edited by ThomasJ : 08-09-2008 at 15:00. |
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![]() This is getting ridicilous. It is easily happening once a week at this stage. They cancelled it on Wednesday last week but then decided it was just a platform alteration and the train ran on time.
It is obviously the same driver each time because it is always the 18.05 Connolly to Londford that is hit each time. |
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![]() Its not the same driver, its driven by one of about 100 drivers in Connolly who rotate around to ensure they drive all train types and all routes
The 18:05 just happens to be the easiest train to cancel since it has no return leg and doesn't cause a domino effect. Cancellations are always in the evening as they can no longer fill the gaps with other drivers due to working hour limitations. The roster is meant to ensure 2 days off for every 5 worked and to get them to fall on a weekend, hence Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon problems Irish Rail deny there is problem and really there is not much we can do about it, we can't magically solve Irish Rail's staffing problem, thats there problem.
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![]() Is there anything to stop the 4-coach from the 18:05 adjoining the 4-coach of the 18:08 to make it an 8-coach and running the 18:08 to Mullingar?
For overcrowding reasons. |
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