[09-11/10/2010] Delays on Maynooth line

[ThomasJ]

This is a wheelslip (autumn leaves) problem. Every single year it repeats itself without fail! last friday I got off the 23:10 in ashtown and the usual symptoms of the revving of the engine and the length of time to depart the station!

Here's the thread from last year!
http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showth...ight=Wheelslip

[europhile]

Ashtown. 12.06 arrived at 12.22. No announcement. I phoned Irish Rail at 12.12 and they told me the next train was at 12.50. The scheduled time. She then phoned Control at my insistence who told her that there'd be a train at 12.19. I am livid.

Why no information?

Is there a direct number that can be phoned for train information rather than sitting through endless Options?

[Mark Gleeson]

On the Maynooth line, there is no live data source so unless you call the signalman in Maynooth you ain't going to get a straight answer. It will be at least 3 years before that is resolved.

Elsewhere you can get live info online, at the platform, or on the screen in the booking office

[europhile]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

On the Maynooth line, there is no live data source so unless you call the signalman in Maynooth you ain't going to get a straight answer. It will be at least 3 years before that is resolved.

Elsewhere you can get live info online, at the platform, or on the screen in the booking office

The Next Train function on the Irish Rail website was also saying 12.50 (or 12.51).

The platform Information buzzer thing was not working - or else nobody was answering it.

The booking office is on the other platform and is generally not manned.

Useless.

[ThomasJ]

100% agreement!

It goes to showhow backwards this shower are, when they can provide realtime functionality for places served by trains running every 15 minutes and have stations mostly open and cant do that for those that aren't

I have memories of standing at castleknock on a cold wet Saturday night, trains were cancelled. No announcement at station, no alert on website! Sums it all up!

[europhile]

The 12.51 to Pearse would have enabled me to get to Leeson Street by 1.30 but I didn't trust Irish Rail. Had I gone for it and had it been late, I would have had to get a taxi at a cost of about EU20. This is after I've forked out for an annual pass.

Does Irish Rail actually realise the many ways in which it inconveniences its customers?

[Ballymore]

I was in early today - accidentally of course - arrived Mullingar 7.15 or so for my normal 7.26 departure only to see the earlier 'Pearse Station' train just arriving.

Lots of puzzled faces around, some got on, some didnt. I did as I assumed there would be a knock on effect to the trains behind it. It was like a ghost train until Maynooth and we passed empty platforms in places. However after that it was standing all the way for lots.

Lots of grumbles when a belated apology arrived (just as we got to Connolly) and also announced the train not going to Pearse after all but was now being terminated in Connolly.

[MOH]

Originally Posted by europhile

The 12.51 to Pearse would have enabled me to get to Leeson Street by 1.30 but I didn't trust Irish Rail. Had I gone for it and had it been late, I would have had to get a taxi at a cost of about EU20. This is after I've forked out for an annual pass.

Does Irish Rail actually realise the many ways in which it inconveniences its customers?

Almost certainly.

Do they care?

Almost certainly not.