Commuter train vandalised in Gorey

[Mark Gleeson]

It doesn't matter where the train is parked it will get vandalised

Its not the first 22k to get hit by the vandals. 29k sets have been hit over and over again, some getting the paint job in daytime with the driver actually onboard. A DART was set on fire while in service with passengers aboard and a number of DART coaches got windows smashed while parked within the supposedly secure depot in Fairview.

Back in the day a full cravens set used to overnight in Arklow no problems

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

It doesn't matter where the train is parked it will get vandalised

Its not the first 22k to get hit by the vandals. 29k sets have been hit over and over again, some getting the paint job in daytime with the driver actually onboard. A DART was set on fire while in service with passengers aboard and a number of DART coaches got windows smashed while parked within the supposedly secure depot in Fairview.

Back in the day a full cravens set used to overnight in Arklow no problems

Fair enough mark , the problem though is this could be repeated until the works are completed.

The other thing though is with regards to the car with the smashed windows irrespective of the stupidity for parking overnight its normally with companies the onus is either park at your own risk or secure paid parking one or the other not both can you think of any other parking company doing what irish rail are doing ?

[poolergirl]

The parking tickets cover you for a full 24 hours or a full week or month depending which one you buy. Not everyone travelling from Gorey to Dublin are commuters. People might be travelling up and staying overnight for a concert etc. it would be reasonable to expect that you could park here overnight. There are cars parked a number of yards away in driveways.