18:30 Pearse Maynooth

Jack O'Neill · 13-05-2010, 19:49

19:00
Train pulls into Clonsilla
No doors open
Train pulls out (still with would be disembarkees)
Train pulls into Leixlip Confey
Doors open
no explanation
Clonsilla people get off
Hop over to the other side
get 19:15 back the other way to Clonsilla

?

ThomasJ · 13-05-2010, 19:55

Thats mad! No excuse given?

Were there many people inconvienced?

Jack O'Neill · 13-05-2010, 21:34

There were about 30ish in total bewilderment, astonished, stunned!

At first I thought we had been taken by aliens and left back at Confey with partial memory erasement...

but the reality was even more far fetched.

Never mind...

ThomasJ · 13-05-2010, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack O'Neill

There were about 30ish in total bewilderment, astonished, stunned!

At first I thought we had been taken by aliens and left back at Confey with partial memory erasement...

but the reality was even more far fetched.

Never mind...

Interesting comparison!

My point is if that was the last train, or there was a large gap waiting on trains you would have had problems.

All over a stupid mistake made by the driver!

I think there would have been just cause to pull the emergency handle

Thomas Ralph · 14-05-2010, 07:15

We'll mark that one down as train "failed to run as scheduled". This is annoying but not surprising.

ThomasJ · 14-05-2010, 13:15

i wouldn't leave that idol i would seriously complain about that!

Irrespective of the circumstances, you were inconvinienced, luckily the 19:15 hadnt passed if your train wad late you would be waiting a while!

On a side note, unusual for a driver to forget to open or shut the doors. If he had gone to lock the doors he would have noticed they werent even open, strange!

Mark Gleeson · 14-05-2010, 13:49

I have written approval from Irish Rail that if you find yourself at on train stopped at a station and the doors won't open that you can pull the emergency handle, cord etc without fear of any hassle

The black box onboard will record if the doors where unlocked or not

dowlingm · 16-05-2010, 21:43

Imagine if someone was meeting you off the train with a lift, saw no-one coming and said, ah he must have missed it, and headed away!

13-05-2010, 19:49	#1
Jack O'Neill Regular Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mornington Crescent Posts: 81	18:30 Pearse Maynooth 19:00 Train pulls into Clonsilla No doors open Train pulls out (still with would be disembarkees) Train pulls into Leixlip Confey Doors open no explanation Clonsilla people get off Hop over to the other side get 19:15 back the other way to Clonsilla ?

14-05-2010, 13:49	#7
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	I have written approval from Irish Rail that if you find yourself at on train stopped at a station and the doors won't open that you can pull the emergency handle, cord etc without fear of any hassle The black box onboard will record if the doors where unlocked or not __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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13-05-2010, 19:55	#2
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Thats mad! No excuse given? Were there many people inconvienced?

13-05-2010, 21:34	#3
Jack O'Neill Regular Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mornington Crescent Posts: 81	There were about 30ish in total bewilderment, astonished, stunned! At first I thought we had been taken by aliens and left back at Confey with partial memory erasement... but the reality was even more far fetched. Never mind...

14-05-2010, 07:15	#5
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	We'll mark that one down as train "failed to run as scheduled". This is annoying but not surprising.

14-05-2010, 13:15	#6
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	i wouldn't leave that idol i would seriously complain about that! Irrespective of the circumstances, you were inconvinienced, luckily the 19:15 hadnt passed if your train wad late you would be waiting a while! On a side note, unusual for a driver to forget to open or shut the doors. If he had gone to lock the doors he would have noticed they werent even open, strange!

16-05-2010, 21:43	#8
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	Imagine if someone was meeting you off the train with a lift, saw no-one coming and said, ah he must have missed it, and headed away!