Autumn leaves and wheelslip

ThomasJ · 25-10-2009, 20:11

Its that time of the year again autumn . And the leaves and wheelslip problem is cropping up again.

On the 19:30 pearse maynooth train tonight and it is a bit of a problem.

At ashtown it was a bit of a problem two or three minutes and we were off again. At castleknock it was a bigger problem.

It literally took us four minutes to depart from the platform a further two minutes going at a snails pace and we were moving again.

Problem departing from coolmine as well but not as bad as castleknock.

Needs to be sorted or it could be causing problems. Wonder are the sligo trains the same problem?

Edit: same problem at clonsilla you could see the train struggling. In fact two or three minutes after the clonsilla platform cleared you could see the train in the distance.

Thomas Ralph · 25-10-2009, 20:39

There was an announcement on the DART I was on today apologizing for the delay.

ThomasJ · 25-10-2009, 21:00

Come to think of it, the inbound train i was on this afternoon was fifteen minutes late. No announcements though at the station or on the train.

Mark Gleeson · 25-10-2009, 21:15

Enough of the excuses, its not an unknown problem, not some act of god.

Irish Rail simply have failed to equip themselves with the equipment to deal with this problem. Castleknock is a notorious trouble spot yet Irish Rail have yet to buy a high pressure water cannon to clean the rails. Even sending someone out with a scrubbing brush would work.

The DMU fleet suffer badly as the powered wheels share a common drive shaft if one of the 4 wheels loses grip the other 3 get 25% more power and slip as well.

ThomasJ · 25-10-2009, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Enough of the excuses, its not an unknown problem, not some act of god.

Irish Rail simply have failed to equip themselves with the equipment to deal with this problem. Castleknock is a notorious trouble spot yet Irish Rail have yet to buy a high pressure water cannon to clean the rails. Even sending someone out with a scrubbing brush would work.

The DMU fleet suffer badly as the powered wheels share a common drive shaft if one of the 4 wheels loses grip the other 3 get 25% more power and slip as well.

Actually it was like you could feel something happen with the wheels.the train stopped twice on the platform at castleknock and the train was stopped and started twice.

I wonder how much of a problem it could be in the coming weeks. What delays could be outbound and knockons inbound.

Mark Gleeson · 28-10-2009, 10:06

Yesterday was horrible

Its much worse in the south of the country I'm told with trains sliding past platforms. Irish Rail of course seem to think the leaves fall only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so do nothing on the other days to combat the problem

25-10-2009, 20:11	#1
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Autumn leaves and wheelslip Its that time of the year again autumn . And the leaves and wheelslip problem is cropping up again. On the 19:30 pearse maynooth train tonight and it is a bit of a problem. At ashtown it was a bit of a problem two or three minutes and we were off again. At castleknock it was a bigger problem. It literally took us four minutes to depart from the platform a further two minutes going at a snails pace and we were moving again. Problem departing from coolmine as well but not as bad as castleknock. Needs to be sorted or it could be causing problems. Wonder are the sligo trains the same problem? Edit: same problem at clonsilla you could see the train struggling. In fact two or three minutes after the clonsilla platform cleared you could see the train in the distance. Last edited by ThomasJ : 25-10-2009 at 20:18.

25-10-2009, 21:15	#4
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Enough of the excuses, its not an unknown problem, not some act of god. Irish Rail simply have failed to equip themselves with the equipment to deal with this problem. Castleknock is a notorious trouble spot yet Irish Rail have yet to buy a high pressure water cannon to clean the rails. Even sending someone out with a scrubbing brush would work. The DMU fleet suffer badly as the powered wheels share a common drive shaft if one of the 4 wheels loses grip the other 3 get 25% more power and slip as well. __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

28-10-2009, 10:06	#6
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Yesterday was horrible Its much worse in the south of the country I'm told with trains sliding past platforms. Irish Rail of course seem to think the leaves fall only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so do nothing on the other days to combat the problem __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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25-10-2009, 20:39	#2
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	There was an announcement on the DART I was on today apologizing for the delay.

25-10-2009, 21:00	#3
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Come to think of it, the inbound train i was on this afternoon was fifteen minutes late. No announcements though at the station or on the train.