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Major delays on Dublin Cork, Dublin Portlaoise, Dublin Galway services due a signalling fault at Portarlington

2203 Malahide Bray +14 delay due a passenger requiring medical assistance

What do you want to know ?

Be careful what you ask you might not like what the truth is

It’s been cleared for normal service

It can be either a bridge over the line or under the line that was struck both need to be checked out

Very rare to see an incident like this on the Sligo line

Still in service this morning, same door still locked out since Jan 29

BIt of a nightmare morning

Multiple signalling faults
Phoenix Park Tunnel services diverted to Heuston
Bridge strike between Kilucan and Mullingar
Never ending list of trains with 'technical faults'
And a train vs deer incident

Electrical outage impacting Pelletstown station, real time displays and leap card validators are all dead

1804 Malahide Bray will run non stop Dún Laoghaire

1724 Malahide Greystones has been terminated at Connolly

1901 Greystones Howth likely canceled also

1035 Bray Howth cancelled
1104 Malahide Bray terminated at Portmarnock
1155 Howth Greystones will start from Lansdowne Rd
1225 Bray Malahide will start from Connolly

0913 Howth Bray cancelled
1035 Bray Howth may start from Connolly TBC

0745 Bray Howth will terminate at Connolly

Which in turn means 0913 Howth Bray will be cancelled

11 minutes seems to magically be the delay number today

0745 Bray Howth +9
0615 Cork Heuston +11
0640 Limerick Heuston +11
0750 Waterford Heuston +11

Chairman of Irish Rail steps down after two years in role Former Dublin Bus chairman Ultan Courtney to replace Steve Murphy for a one-year period while recruitment process is carried out

Not the greatest news, Steve fought for & delivered the hourly Dublin Cork service, it went down to a single vote at a board meeting. Vast operational knowledge is a big loss to transforming Irish Rail

Chairman of Irish Rail steps down after two years in role

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

0850 Connolly Belfast has stopped between Dundalk and Newry, train has struck animals on the line

0950 Connolly Belfast and 1000 Belfast Connolly at risk of delay as a result

40 seats per coach vs 64

Actually more 64 more seats on a 6 car than an 8 car

It’s going to get worse between now and end of 2027 when some extra DART fleet becomes available for existing services

0811 Malahide Bray
According to the internal timetable that should be an 8 coach train

42 year old fleet is not up to the task so availability is not what it should be

Undefined issue at Athlone leading to problems
0525 Galway Heuston +13
0515 Westport Heuston +23
0625 Galway Heuston +12
0545 Heuston Galway +10

0720 Howth Greystones +9, due inability to get the 0542 Greystones Howth to run on time

0630 Dundalk Bray cancelled from Dun Laoghaire
0640 Howth Bray cancelled from Killester
0754 Greystones Malahide cancelled from Howth Junction
0815 Bray Howth started from Connolly
0900 Bray Connolly started from Dun Laoghaire
0930 Malahide Greystones started from Howth Junction

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Bad run of cancellations today

1712 Maynooth Connolly cancelled
1800 Connolly Maynooth cancelled
1841 Maynooth Connolly cancelled
1355 Howth Greystones cancelled from Bray
1231 Greystones Malahide started from Connolly
1055 Howth Greystones cancelled from Clontarf Rd

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Lifts out of action

Seapoint - Storm damage
Dún Laoghaire - Level access via harbour entrance
Maynooth - Vandalism, level access via secondary car park
Kishoge - P4 no scheduled
services, blocks car park access

A lift out does not necessarily mean level access is not available

0640 Howth Bray - terminated at Kilester
0815 Bray Howth cancelled
Delays at Bray station
0654 Greystones Bray +9

Platforms have clear exit signage fitted there is an exit sign on the lamp post the right of the photo and another at the stairs up to the station building

Are we talking about local area signage to bus stops and amenities ? The booking hall looks more like a post apocalypse failed society

0700 Heuston Cork cancelled after breakdown

0800 Heuston Cork +29
0705 Tralee Heuston +37
0855 Limerick Heuston +33
0900 Heuston Cork +29
1000 Heuston Cork +39

0800 Dublin Cork will travel on the Dublin bound track to Ballybrophy and will collect the passengers off the 0700 service

Dublin bound services now stopped at Templemore

0700 Dublin Cork remains stopped south of Portlaoise

0800 Dublin Cork is stuck behind the failed train

0900 Dublin Cork has not departed Heuston

Risk to services from Cork to Dublin, 1025, 1125 and 1225

0755 Connolly Rosslare is +30 dry late departure from Connolly

0700 Dublin Cork stopped south of Portlaoise

0800 Dublin Cork service also delayed as a result

Major delays across rail network this evening following multiple issues earlier in the day

All routes running but delays of up to 30 minutes