Rail Users Ireland Forum - View Single Post - [22/01/2013 AM Delays on Northern Suburban line

Mark Gleeson · 23-01-2013, 09:59

You miss the slot, you get fitted in in line with the published priority order. EU regulations set down rules about this and it has to be followed.

DART is assigned priority as its close to 40% of Irish Rail's business and there is little scope to recover if a delay occurs, so holding a train in Howth Junction will mean late arrival Bray which in turn ripples back

There was further DART cancellation of Malahide Dun Laoghaire service so that Howth DART had to run as planned or else cause serious build of commuters

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Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	You miss the slot, you get fitted in in line with the published priority order. EU regulations set down rules about this and it has to be followed. DART is assigned priority as its close to 40% of Irish Rail's business and there is little scope to recover if a delay occurs, so holding a train in Howth Junction will mean late arrival Bray which in turn ripples back There was further DART cancellation of Malahide Dun Laoghaire service so that Howth DART had to run as planned or else cause serious build of commuters __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 23-01-2013 at 10:03.