[3-4-2007] Train failure at connolly

ThomasJ · 03-04-2007, 16:51

A train failure at connolly station is currently holding up northbound services. Not much info to go by. The info available is being repeated every minute or two

ThomasJ · 03-04-2007, 17:30

Am at tara street delays and cancellations all over the place. Northbound leaving 2 wgth southbound

Colm Donoghue · 03-04-2007, 17:31

17:50 to Dundalk leaving Tara now

No Current Travel Alerts though.

Mark Gleeson · 03-04-2007, 17:35

Possibly the 16:55 Drogheda Pearse, board is scroilling 6 arrival from Drogheda

Next DART and Rosslare train stuck behind it it seems.

No notice on IE site

losexpectation · 03-04-2007, 17:44

am I going crazy or did you post times just change? I was wondering how he knew the dart was broke at 16.50.

did you realise the time hadn't changed yes

Mark Gleeson · 03-04-2007, 17:55

Latest info is the failed train was a Howth bound DART and it appears to have failed on arrival in Connolly blocking access to P6 and P7. DART was in P6, think it was 16:55 Greystones Howth, info courtesy of a B Kenny stuck on the platform

16:55 Drogheda Pearse got stuck in the mess, that being the troublesome train

The Rosslare train was a good 10 minute down

Mark Gleeson · 03-04-2007, 18:04

Latest weirdness is a northbound DART to Howth has pulled into the southbound platform in Pearse and its the Alstom set.

Drogheda bound is leaving northbound at the moment from Pearse

Well that DART leaving Pearse was the werid Alstom one so it wasn't the cause, as it so frequently is

Redsoxfan · 03-04-2007, 18:23

19.05 to Sligo just left.

No travel alerts.

ThomasJ · 03-04-2007, 18:38

I dont think either the 18.30 or 19.00 to maynooth ran tonight

Redsoxfan · 03-04-2007, 18:44

Christ-I'm just on my way to get the 8.05 (I hope)-should be mobbed.

Mark Gleeson · 04-04-2007, 22:46

Info states it was a Japanese DART unit which died while half way into P6 Connolly, more to the point came to a grinding halt

That blocked the line to P6 and P7 and all trains on the normal north track from Tara Street. Trains diverted wrong line through Tara to P5 Connolly.

P7 was available to arrivals from Maynooth/Drogheda and departures but not through trains

Colm Donoghue · 05-04-2007, 07:57

And it was impossible to get something to pull the dead dart into connolly, take everyone off and drag it out of the way to let the rest of the trains proceed?

Mark Gleeson · 05-04-2007, 08:04

Its pretty hard to drag a train with locked brakes...

03-04-2007, 16:51	#1
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	[3-4-2007] Train failure at connolly A train failure at connolly station is currently holding up northbound services. Not much info to go by. The info available is being repeated every minute or two

03-04-2007, 17:30	#2
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Train failure at connolly causing chaos Am at tara street delays and cancellations all over the place. Northbound leaving 2 wgth southbound

03-04-2007, 18:04	#7
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Latest weirdness is a northbound DART to Howth has pulled into the southbound platform in Pearse and its the Alstom set. Drogheda bound is leaving northbound at the moment from Pearse Well that DART leaving Pearse was the werid Alstom one so it wasn't the cause, as it so frequently is Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 03-04-2007 at 18:07.

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03-04-2007, 17:31	#3
Colm Donoghue Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 873	17:50 to Dundalk leaving Tara now No Current Travel Alerts though.

03-04-2007, 17:35	#4
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Possibly the 16:55 Drogheda Pearse, board is scroilling 6 arrival from Drogheda Next DART and Rosslare train stuck behind it it seems. No notice on IE site

03-04-2007, 17:44	#5
losexpectation Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 54	am I going crazy or did you post times just change? I was wondering how he knew the dart was broke at 16.50. did you realise the time hadn't changed yes

03-04-2007, 17:55	#6
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Latest info is the failed train was a Howth bound DART and it appears to have failed on arrival in Connolly blocking access to P6 and P7. DART was in P6, think it was 16:55 Greystones Howth, info courtesy of a B Kenny stuck on the platform 16:55 Drogheda Pearse got stuck in the mess, that being the troublesome train The Rosslare train was a good 10 minute down

03-04-2007, 18:23	#8
Redsoxfan New to the board Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22	19.05 to Sligo just left. No travel alerts.

03-04-2007, 18:38	#9
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	I dont think either the 18.30 or 19.00 to maynooth ran tonight

03-04-2007, 18:44	#10
Redsoxfan New to the board Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22	Christ-I'm just on my way to get the 8.05 (I hope)-should be mobbed.

04-04-2007, 22:46	#11
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Info states it was a Japanese DART unit which died while half way into P6 Connolly, more to the point came to a grinding halt That blocked the line to P6 and P7 and all trains on the normal north track from Tara Street. Trains diverted wrong line through Tara to P5 Connolly. P7 was available to arrivals from Maynooth/Drogheda and departures but not through trains

05-04-2007, 07:57	#12
Colm Donoghue Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 873	And it was impossible to get something to pull the dead dart into connolly, take everyone off and drag it out of the way to let the rest of the trains proceed?

05-04-2007, 08:04	#13
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Its pretty hard to drag a train with locked brakes...