Maynooth line - what is going on ?

thomasj

For the 2nd day in a row services have been suspended due to a signal fault In Clonsilla. They're still suspended as of now .

Id be worried about services before and after the rugby the way things are going.

p_haugh

There were overnight maintenance works around there on Wednesday night, and apparently cables might have been damaged, which led to the signalling issues.

That's what I read on twitter anyways.

thomasj

Irish rail just tweeted that services are not likely to resume this evening and there's likely to be further disruption tomorrow

Jamie2k9

Did lack of staff on the Bank Hol have anything to do with full suspension instead of turnback at Consilla and allowing Sligo operate.

12 hour shut down to repair cables followed by another 12 hour shut down almost exactly 24 hours later.

thomasj

I was wondering that too. On previous occasions they had a manual operation , but for the service to be practically shut down on st Patrick's afternoon/evening crazy .

Polar101

They also had the announcement running when the services were actually running "normally".. very confusing.

(I think this was on Thursday evening)

Hodges

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377923#Comment_120377923

There's a team of staff who are on hand for emergencies. On busy days such as St Patricks Day or events in Croke and the Aviva they are on site in Connolly to get trains in and out on time or with minimal delays. Knowing Clonsilla my money is on freelancestaff in the recycling industry helping themselves to metals known to have semiconductor properties.

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120389613#Comment_120389613

If that was the case then they'd have said it was due to vandalism.

I saw the bypass they'd ran to repair the cable on the 16th, and no sign of the original cable being vandalised/stolen.

alentejo

Why does the Sligo train crawl from Connolly to Ashtown. Way slower than I remember it the 1990s.

Seth Brundle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120438632#Comment_120438632

Is it so that it doesn't catch up with a commuter train to Maynooth?

alentejo

Didn't appear to be a train in Maynooth.

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120438632#Comment_120438632

The Sligo trains have to run in between the Maynooth and M3 Parkway commuter services which stop at all stations, and this greatly reduces the speed it can travel at.

There are significantly greater numbers of commuter services now than in the 1990s.

There are no overtaking facilities between Connolly and Maynooth.

thomasj

On the other side of that coin , there are gaps of up to 30 minutes for Maynooth trains at peak hour times so that the Sligo train can move at a pace .

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120438830#Comment_120438830

Well I’d hardly say that the Sligo train moves at a pace. 38 minutes to travel to Maynooth isn’t exactly fast, compared with historical journey times.

It’s also somewhat more complicated than you suggest, as you have to fit in M3 and Hazelhatch services as well which take up potential paths.

Zebra3

Haven’t seen this on the Maynooth line before. Looks awful. Like nobody cares.

L1011

There are tenders out to do semi significantly overhauls to the 29ks (new floors, new seating) and I suspect that all but essential works will be left undone until those are due.

The lighter coloured door handle is what I think the original colour was, so presumably the spares weren't re-coated when the doors were!

Citizen Six

Read this morning that the Metro want to close down Glasnevin junction for 21 months while they build a station there. And this will take place after the Dart plus will be up and running, with the maintenance depot in Kilcock. 😂

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120466388#Comment_120466388

They are almost definitely going to be told to mine rather than open-cut the station at Glasnevin meaning this would be a few long weekend possessions at best.

bk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120466388#Comment_120466388

You shouldn't believe everything you read, because this is nonsense. It has already been discussed over on the Infrastructure forum. Basically they will close one of the two lines during construction, in phases, directing trains via the open line.

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120470859#Comment_120470859

Got a link?