[22-1-2007] 6:30 Carlow Heuston

[Mark Gleeson]

Its just not good on the Carlow train these days

Carlow to Heuston delay by Corporate Communications

22nd January 2007 - 07.20hrs

06.30hrs Carlow to Heuston is delayed due to points fault at Cherryville Junction, near Kildare.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

Should have been obvious a lot earlier that this would happen

Waterford/Carlow to Heuston delay by Corporate Communications

22nd January 2007 - UPDATE 08.45hrs

06.30hrs Carlow to Heuston and 06.05hrs Waterford to Heuston were significantly delayed due to points fault at Cherryville Junction, near Kildare.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[kevin]

6:55 - Stop at cherryville junction, nice snow flurry out.
7:00 - "Delayed due to signals"
7:10 - "Problem with points should be fixed in 20 mins"
7:50 - "Workers on site and should be moving shortly"
8:25 - Move off

Fortunatly the guard didn't fully close off the PA so we got to listen to the to-ing and fro-ing with control. It took way longer than expected for someone to get from Kildare to the Cherryville junction due to the state of the roads.

I suppose we should be grateful, I think the 6:30 overnighted in carlow due to the engineering works, if it had to come from Dublin we would have been without a train.

They were giving out the refund forms when we go to heuston. I'll be claiming my 1/31st of my monthly ticket this evening.

kevin