[21/12/2010] Travel News

[Jamie2k9]

Whats the story with Waterford services.

15:05 - only a 3car full at Kilkenny and people still standing.

[pixiebean22]

Anyone know if the 5.35 to waterford is delayed in hueston as i'm nearly there and was hoping to get the earlier train

[Jamie2k9]

All trains departing Heuston are between 10 - 30 minutes late as per twitter.

17:35 - Heuston - Waterford running 10mins late.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.luas.ie/

Travel Update from Luas Customer Care

A message from Luas Customer Care
Email: info@luas.ie
Freephone: 1800 300 604


Travel Update
Tuesday 21st December - 16.30hrs

The Luas Red Line is operating a full service between The Point and Tallaght Stops.

The Luas Green Line is operating a full service between St. Stephen's Green and Brides Glen Stops.

Passengers are advised to check www.transport.ie and to listen to local and national media including AA Roadwatch for Luas service updates.

Luas Customer Care is contactable on Freephone 1800 300 604 and info@luas.ie
Luas Customer Care Phone line is open Monday to Friday 7am - 7pm and Saturday 10am - 2pm

Passengers please note during the adverse weather conditions Luas Customer Care hours are extended.

Luas passengers are advised to allow time to travel and should check www.garda.ie and www.rsa.ie for information on how to travel safe in severe weather conditions.

[pixiebean22]

Everything is delayed in hueston by about 30 minutes. They still have all the trains on the board as normal and only some have notes of late departures. There is a woman doing the arrivals announcements over the the station and then giving out what trains are boarding. So far the limerick 5.25 and the galway 5.45 have boarded but not left. The 6 o'clock cork train and the 6.05 to portlaoise are now boarding. It's going to be a looong wait.

[ThomasJ]

Were told to go to platform 3 on the main station to catch a m3 parkway train at 17:45 and 30 minutes later am still on the train parked on the platform, this train was meant to leave at 17:57

Are maynooth and Longford trains running ?

[Mark Gleeson]

Platform 7 18:30 eta for Bray - Longford all stops

RUN

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

Are maynooth and Longford trains running ?

Delays of 10-40 minutes to DART and Commuter Services through Connolly Station - clearing snow from points.

http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=969

Tuesday 21st December: Full services operating with some delays by Corporate Communications

Tuesday 21st December - 18.20hrs

Full services are continuing to operate throughout the network across Intercity, DART and Commuter routes.

Some delays may occur where snow is being cleared from points, however we will get customers to their destinations.

Customers are also advised to allow extra travel time to get to stations due to poor road and footpath conditions.

Current alterations: M3 Parkway services will operate to and from Connolly Station instead of Docklands.

Delays of 10-40 minutes to DART and Commuter Services through Connolly Station - clearing snow from points.

Delays of 20-30 mins to/from Heuston - clearing snow from points

This website will be updated with any new travel information during the renewed cold spell, primarily through the twitter feed below. Also, please follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/irishrail for up to date info.

[ThomasJ]

It's okay have just left now!

Train is packed!

[pixiebean22]

Everything is just sitting in hueston waiting on the.... Yes the cork train has just departed, i'm sure everything else will follow now

[Mark Gleeson]

I passed that train at 17:25 on my way through and it was jammers at that point. 17:05 to Sligo left 17:25 ish

[Mickey H]

1520 Dublin-Belfast departed at 1709 due to "a mechanical problem" I suspect they used the set from the 1410 ex Belfast

By the time the 1520 left Newry it was 121 minutes late

1650 ex Dublin last reported 60 minutes late

C3K operating 1810 to Dublin and 2050 to Belfast

1810 last reported 20 minutes late

[Colm Moore]

Realtime Results for Sligo - 18:26
Journey Northbound Service Sch ETA Due In Latest Information
Dublin Connolly to Sligo (A908) 18:10 18:47 21 Mins Departed Drumcondra
Dublin Connolly to Sligo (A910) 19:07 19:30 64 Mins Departed Drumcondra
Dublin Connolly to Sligo (A912) 20:10 20:35 129 Mins Departed Drumcondra
Journey Southbound Service Sch ETA Due In Latest Information
Sligo to Dublin Connolly (A915) 19:00 19:00 34 Mins

Realtime Results for longford - 18:28
Journey Northbound Service Sch ETA Due In Latest Information
Dublin Connolly to Sligo(A912) 18:44 19:10 42 Mins Departed Drumcondra
Dublin Connolly to Longford(D921) 19:23 19:44 76 Mins Departed Drumcondra
Dublin Connolly to Longford(D924) 19:48 19:52 84 Mins Departed Dublin Connolly
Bray to Longford(D926) 20:19 20:32 124 Mins Departed Tara Street

[Jamie2k9]

16:50 - Waterford - Heuston will now stop in Kildare and Newbridge.

17:35 - Dublin Heuston to Waterford (A510) 19:58 20:36 98 Mins Departed Cherryville Junction
17:05 - Dublin Heuston to Tralee(A312) 21:00 21:54 175 Mins Arrived Portlaoise

[Kilkea]

Originally Posted by pixiebean22

Everything is just sitting in hueston waiting on the.... Yes the cork train has just departed, i'm sure everything else will follow now

5.35 Heuston Waterford still not at Athy, running about 45 mins late

[pixiebean22]

6.35 still in hueston, appears to be something wrong with the train ( or maybe they're just waiting on another cork train to depart...) there are a good few lads in orange coats (engineers?) scurrying around outside. It was fully boarded by around 6.50 and it left the platform at about 7 but we've been sitting just beyond the platform for 15 minutes now. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? The delayed cork train just left, no doubt we'll be leaving shortly.

No, they've just announced that the top 3 carriages will carry on so everyone has to squash on, the bottom 3 carriages are being left behind (no reason why, I presume technical problem).

A complimentary hot drink would do wonders for IE pr considering the train is freezing and most of the people have been standing in hueston for at least an hour, some longer.

[pixiebean22]

If anyone is on/was on the 4.35 or 5.35 to waterford could you let us know what time they got into waterford at, might give me an idea of when the 6.35 will get in. I'm guessing around 10

[Mark Gleeson]

17:35 was 35 minutes late on departure from Kildare so guess 40-50 minutes late in Waterford assuming things get further delayed

[pixiebean22]

Thanks mark. 6.35 now in carlow

[Mickey H]

Originally Posted by Mickey H

1520 Dublin-Belfast departed at 1709 due to "a mechanical problem" I suspect they used the set from the 1410 ex Belfast

By the time the 1520 left Newry it was 121 minutes late

1650 ex Dublin last reported 60 minutes late

C3K operating 1810 to Dublin and 2050 to Belfast

1810 last reported 20 minutes late

1650 and 2010 reported to have been operated by a 29K to and from Belfast