Timing Statistics

[dowlingm]

Is the problem with Enfield's platform that the station is located on a bend? The 2005 overhead seems to indicate space east of the existing station to relocate but presumably that has all been blitzed with estates since.

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Given the volumes of passengers on the Mullingar - Maynooth section, restoration of the second track is justified and that combined with higher speeds would eliminate much of the troubles

Even partial double tracking would solve a lot of the problems.

[lambo77]

Arrived in maynooth on time at 18:35. At 18:40 driver said there would be another 20 minutes wait for uptrain from Sligo.

18:05 then taken out of service at 18:50. All passengers told to get off and wait for 18:15 to Longford which would terminate in mgar.

18:15 arr maynooth at 18:58 and departed at 19:05.


This is now beyond a joke. commuters beyond maynooth have had enough of this crap service. No trains ontime fir the last month. How can we get refunds for annual tickets?

[cullenswood]

I commute from Enfield and have now given up my annual ticket and have started using a private bus company. Far more reliable and quicker than the train!

[lambo77]

Again the 18:05 held at killucan fir 20 mins in the 30/11.

What time does that bus leave Enfield in the morning and depart Dublin in the evening ?

[Trampas]

5.45 Longford - Pearse arrived in Pearse at 7.54 even though it left Drumcondra around 7.34.

I would guess if IR do their stats on Connolly it would be on time but if they go by Pearse it will be late.

I wonder which one they will use?

[cullenswood]

Originally Posted by lambo77

Again the 18:05 held at killucan fir 20 mins in the 30/11.

What time does that bus leave Enfield in the morning and depart Dublin in the evening ?

there are loads that leave Enfield in the mornings.

I get the Kearns ones which are the fastest and most reliable I think. 25 euro for a 10 journey tickets.

See here for timetable.

http://www.kearnstransport.com/index...d=1&Ite mid=2

[lambo77]

How long does the bus take in the evening to Enfield?

[cullenswood]

Originally Posted by lambo77

How long does the bus take in the evening to Enfield?

About 45 to 50 mins max. It goes from the Ha'penny Bridge so misses all the traffic on the quays before O'Connell St, and then there are bus lanes the rest of the way

[James Howard]

Luckily I've been travelling for work this week so have only had to travel three times but every evening train I've been on has been a minimum of a half an hour late. I am now sitting in Mullingar at 19:43 on the 18:05 from Connolly.

I am fairly consistent about pestering them for vouchers for an hour delay but the one feature of the last month is that not one train I have been on has been an hour late. But pretty much every day I have spent an hour extra on the train between the two trips.

When they get the line re-opened I am going to start pestering them about claiming a partial refund for this. It isn't going to achieve anything but if everyone starts doing it, it will at least cost them some effort and stamps.

I know that basically there is nothing can be done to reopen the line until the floods drain, but a number of possible solutions spring to mind. They could look at having the up-trains leave Sligo 15 minutes early to ensure that the timings for meeting trains work. Perhaps just cancelling a mid-afternoon train each way for the duration would also allow the timings to catch up for the evening rush. Or just run one or two evening up trains all the way by bus to keep the way clear for the busy down-trains.

What particularly sticks in my craw is sitting in Killucan for 20 minutes to meet an up-train with about 15 passengers. Particularly when it takes about 7 minutes to get to Mullingar.

There! Rant over and I feel a bit better

[lambo77]

Well said James. I agree with everything you posted. One would think Irish rail would come up with a solution to such problems. However common sense seems to be in short supply in that company.

By the way where can I get the forms to claim refunds for late trains. ?

[Thomas Ralph]

You can get the form at any station, or download it from http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_info/refunds.php.

[Trampas]

5.45 Longford - Pearse was a couple of mins late into Maynooth but 20 minutes into Pearse. Was about 9-10 mins late into Connolly.

[Trampas]

5.45 Longford - Pearse arrived in Maynooth at 7.10 and got to Tara Street at 7.56.

On days like this can the 7.15 from Maynooth - Connolly not be moved forward to become the 6.58 from Maynooth - Pearse?

[lambo77]

Arrived outside Enfield on time 17:50

stopped for 10 mins then reversed 1km back to Dublin.

Then let into Enfield to let off passengers. Then reversed 1km again to let Sligo Dublin train into Enfield . Another 10 minute wait. Then passed through station.

Held for a total of 15 mins at 2 new level crossings outside killucan(could this work not have been postponed until after flooding has receeded)

Arrived mgar at 18:50.

It gets better every day!!

[James Howard]

I didn't travel yesterday but this morning's 0545 from Sligo was only about 15 minutes late into Connolly and Tuesday's 1805 from Connolly was only 12 minutes late into Edgeworthstown which is the best timing I have had in over a month.

Somebody was out with a clipboard in Edgeworthstown this morning. The train was 13 minutes late in case anybody actually sees the statistics. I am still waiting on the big poster showing the on-time statistic for November. Oddly enough, there is no sign of it yet.

Not much in the line of updates. Sometime on Tuesday somebody went back in time to the 1st of December and updated the travel alert to say that bus transfers were now between Sligo and Dromod and that there would be delays for rest of this week. No mention of it on Twitter and I disconnected from the Facebook thingy as I don't like being a "Fan" of IE.

What is the point of having website, Twitter and Facebook updates if you aren't sending the same content to them all? That way you have to check three places rather than being able to choose your favourite.

[Mark Gleeson]

The guy with clipboard was part of the DTO annual commuter census

With the Sligo line closed it is inevitable that there will be delays with the bus transfers. They are now running from Dromod

[Daz42C]

The 07.05 service to Sligo arrived into Longford at 9.21 this morning.

[James Howard]

but delays aren't strictly inevitable.

When they were doing the bridge replacement about a month ago it was nowhere near as bad because they decided to run out of Sligo 15 minutes early. The result of this was that the trains kept the timetable after Longford and so everything lined up for passing.

I don't understand why they don't just do this again until the line re-opens.

[lambo77]

Normal service resumedon Sligo line yesterday but nothing has changed
18:05 to Longford still had 20 min wait at killucan yesterday.
5:45 Sligo - Dublin was 45 mins late into mullingar today . I asked station master for the reason- driver didn't get out of bed!!

Unbelieveable!!!!