The Cork Dublin Express Train has entered service

[ooleary]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

That be V1.3bis 9 0 9600 n,8,1 seen same thing same train Old school IT people will understand exactly what that means

I can't explain the V1.3bis 9 0 part, probably relates to the software for the display itself.The rest of this refers to serial port settings.
9600 - data connection speed 9,600 bits per second (roughly 1.2Kb per second)
n,8,1 - no parity check, 8 bits data, 1 stop bit.

[Mark Gleeson]

In simple terms the computer is not plugged in and is telling us how to talk to it

Explains the behaviour seen on board

We have mentioned the issue of inconsistency of service levels on the Dublin Cork service, its very hit and miss, sometimes its brilliant other times its crap

Irish Rail seem to have gotten a little pissed off with our constant stream of reports and have deployed undercover staff on board to monitor. How 'undercover' they will be remains to be seen

[MrX]

Irish Rail's entire network is inconsistant. It's not just the CDE.
E.g. random availability of catering services on trains is patchy at best.
You've no idea if you'll have a MK3 or a totally unsuitable short-distance rail car on long distance trips (other than Cork-Dublin)
The enterprise self-distructs on a regular basis and passengers end up on railcars and MK2s..

The list is endless. I just hope they pull their socks up on the CDE service though, there's no longer any excuse for inconsistancy. They have the fleet! It's just a matter of getting the customer service consistantly right.

[2Funki4Wheelz]

21:00 Dub Cork - the last chance saloon to get home for the weary commuters of Portarlington & Portlaoise, and Cork people.

It never boards until about 20:50, despite the fact it sits there from at least 20:15. And it's freezing in Heuston at night.

But a big wave to the entertaining guy practising his juggling in the station tonight, it made the wait more bearable.

Also, I had to explain to a poor guy that the purple 'Reserved Seats - Do Not Occupy' stickers above all the seats doesn't actually mean anything unless there's a glowing orange name above them or a scrap of paper.

It was nice too to see some really scruffy orange jackets lounging around in the seats in 1st class as we boarded, I'm sure it made the 3 people glad they'd forked out extra.

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by 2Funki4Wheelz

It was nice too to see some really scruffy orange jackets lounging around in the seats in 1st class as we boarded, I'm sure it made the 3 people glad they'd forked out extra.

Those are the CAF guys. Their job is to talk sweetly in Spanish to the train when it breaks down in an effort to coax it into running on our rubbish track which hurts its feet.

It's sort of like Christiano Ronaldo, who is Portugese, not Spanish.

So be nice to them in First Class. Unless they're just lazy IE feckers who, therfore, should not only be sacked, but tied to a horse and run our of town, the swines!!!

[2Funki4Wheelz]

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

Those are the CAF guys. Their job is to talk sweetly in Spanish to the train when it breaks down in an effort to coax it into running on our rubbish track which hurts its feet.

They didn't have a Spanish look to them but the blue tinted windows could've washed out their tans to make them appear that special Irish shade of Daz white.

I can't believe you couldn't think of a Spanish footballer. Mammy's boy Reyes comes to mind instantly as a burned gunner.

[Mark Gleeson]

Tom has been running a undercover spy operation in Heuston. There are 2 to 3 guys from CAF in Heuston watching the new train, they have like senior IE staff first class passes. There may or may not be a senior engineer on board as well if you breakdown you will hear a PA for the CME representative to come forward.

Reliability is still rubbish, the delays in boarding are due to the pile of tests required to bring the train into service, it seems as if no one has sat down and worked out the fastest way to do them, you seem to get the doors opening and closing numerous times during the tests, in reality the entire door test can be done in four moves, unlock left, lock left, unlock right, lock right and repeat from other end

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by 2Funki4Wheelz

I can't believe you couldn't think of a Spanish footballer. Mammy's boy Reyes comes to mind instantly as a burned gunner.

I was more thining of the super-nancy category. Robben would fit well there as well. Deco as well. There are so many to choose from.

I'm very sorry to hear that you support the Arse. You poor thing.