Luas Strike Dates Announced

[Jamie2k9]

Not sure about the last line.

Bear in mind that trams will be taken out of service as they pass the depot the last time before 18:00.

As a result services will wind down from about 90 mins before 6pm - so a fair chunk of the evening peak will be cancelled as well as the four hours from 6pm to 10pm, and there'll be disruption later too.

I think they would prefer the new times because while peak will be impacted the impact will be far less severe and when services resume at 10 pm its a 15-20 minute schedule so not to hard to get back on tract compared to the 5-7 minute after 1pm.

As for winding down 90 minutes before 6pm, not sure how it will work but the strike is from 6pm then I would expect any drivers on an active tram up to 5.59 would have to complete the full journeys.

Irish Rail strikes forced drivers to depart before 6am the last few times even if only 10 minutes so I don't see this been any different unless SIPTU want to expose themselves to legal action.