Safety issue - doors opening where they're not supposed

[James Shields]

I'm on the 8:32 Drogheda-Pearse, coach 29204.

The train stopped close to Mosney, and there was the beeping sound from the doors that you normally get in a station. At this point a schoolgirl on the coach pressed one of the door open buttons, and the door opened. Not only that, it was the set of doors facing on to the northbound tracks.

This seems unacceptable on an in service passenger train. The girl was obviously just seeing if the doors would open, but if it was dark, or a visually impaired passenger were in the situation, it would be quite reasonable to assume they were in a station and step out - possibly into the path of an oncoming train.

There was no announcement from the driver either.