[article] Commuter chaos as rail services suspended after incident in Connolly Statio

Mark Gleeson · 28-04-2014, 13:46

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Commuter chaos as rail services suspended after incident in Connolly Station

UPDATED 28 APRIL 2014 11:05 AM

Train services were suspended between Pearse station and Clontarf Road in Dublin due to an incident at Connolly Station this morning.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...-30223959.html

ACustomer · 28-04-2014, 19:17

The link to the Indo tells us very little other that that someone was "a danger to herself" and was apparently standing on the platform (!) at Connolly. Why the fleet of fire and ambulance vehicles in the accompanying photo?

Either the incident was much more dramatic than the normally sensationalist Indo related, or else there was a huge over-reaction to something which was on the face of it a very small scale affair (although I daresay traumatic for the idiividual involved).

Is such large-scale disrpution inevitable or justified? Just asking.

Jamie2k9 · 28-04-2014, 20:08

It was worse and no choice but to suspend services, the line was blocked for a time.

Mark Gleeson · 29-04-2014, 06:49

I understand the person was for a period of time on the track

Inniskeen · 29-04-2014, 19:46

The incident was initially thought to have been a fatality - hence the nature of the response and the suspension of services.

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28-04-2014, 19:17	#2
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	The link to the Indo tells us very little other that that someone was "a danger to herself" and was apparently standing on the platform (!) at Connolly. Why the fleet of fire and ambulance vehicles in the accompanying photo? Either the incident was much more dramatic than the normally sensationalist Indo related, or else there was a huge over-reaction to something which was on the face of it a very small scale affair (although I daresay traumatic for the idiividual involved). Is such large-scale disrpution inevitable or justified? Just asking.

28-04-2014, 20:08	#3
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	It was worse and no choice but to suspend services, the line was blocked for a time.

29-04-2014, 19:46	#5
Inniskeen Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 951	The incident was initially thought to have been a fatality - hence the nature of the response and the suspension of services.