The Cork Dublin Express Train has entered service

[2Funki4Wheelz]

Due to arrive 7:35 in Portarlington, arrived at 8.05 after the station intially announcing a 20 min delay, they changing to a 29 minute delay.

Announcement on train when we boarded to "apologise the the passengers and also to those who have just boarded" (more passengers??) for the delay which was due to electrical failures between Ballybrophy and Port and (I think) Thurles and Templemore.

Got into Heuston at about 8:50, PA announcements there apologising for inconvenience too.

Dying to see how the service goes when it gets pushed back by 10 mins in Jan. Will I ever see 8:30 on the clock in Heuston??

[Mark Gleeson]

There is a well known electrical fault which halts the train when driven from the pointy end

I got stuck in Kildare for 45 minutes as a result in the past

[portarlington_user]

Originally Posted by 2Funki4Wheelz

Will I ever see 8:30 on the clock in Heuston??

I got this train on Saturday just gone - it arrived near enough on time, went at a normal train speed up, and I saw 8.29 on the clock in Heuston. Why can't they do it the rest of the week??

[Mark Gleeson]

Since Monday to Friday there is a train ahead of it arriving at 8:25 and if that one is 30 seconds late so are you

It has been offically recognised that the timetable was impossible should be sorted next year

[2Funki4Wheelz]

Unreal - just got an email from a mate.
She went for the 21.00 last night, which left late for starters and then sat outside Kildare for 40 minutes - only getting into Port at 22.45.

I'll get more details but if anyone was on it, do share - the amount of 21.00's going late in the last while seems a bit OTT.

EDIT
Right - MK4, didn't depart until around 21.20, no reason given.
Reached Kildare at 21:55 after an extra stop at Newbridge.
Announcement outside Kildare train was waiting for platform clearance and train would be off again in 5 mins. This became over 30 mins.
Free tea and coffee offered.

(and tell me if this should be in the Up to Date Travel info forum instead)

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by 2Funki4Wheelz

(and tell me if this should be in the Up to Date Travel info forum instead)

Not really................... since it happened last night.

[2Funki4Wheelz]

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

Not really................... since it happened last night.

You know what I meant

[2Funki4Wheelz]

21.00 - last night, most reserved seats I've ever seen and a queue to the front door.
No yellow t-shirts, (unsurprising), didn't board until about 20.50 with no preference for the reserved ticketholders. Host hid in first class, as always.
There was a few people turfed out of seats by their rightful owners, some people just didn't see or know about the little electronic name displays.
But not that bad, everyone very civilised!

Ridewise: I was in Coach C, it was the 4006 which was very rocky between Heuston and Clondalkin and again between Monasterevin and Portarlington.

5:30 - this morning, +15 mins late in Port (as was I ), no announcements on board, unscheduled stops at Kildare and Newbridge which didn't show on the electronic display which kept saying Heuston. Despite lateness and stops, got into Heuston at 8:38.