Red Weather Warning - Dublin Bus Impact

Hippodrome Song Owl

Does DB run during a red weather warning? And if not, how does that impact on start time of services after the pause in operations? Do they start when the warning ends, or is there a lag to allow drivers/staff get safely to work?

Not in any way complaining and I think staff safety should be put above all else. Just looking for info to help make arrangements for tomorrow. Thanks.

From the dept of education, no school buses are running morning services in red zones.

Orange and afternoon services are not affected.

So with Dublin under a red I'd expect the same

AX636

Union's waiting for a response from head office at the minute

Bus Eireann cancellations, there's a lot

https://www.buseireann.ie/service_updates.php?id=7750&month=Nov

stephenjmcd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121360557#Comment_121360557

Mode added, full suspension pretty much

https://twitter.com/Buseireann/status/1723838451886235825?t=BYz8ZLvgzTlIc4k9hhUEtQ&s=19

Hippodrome Song Owl

TFI has just tweeted that DB and GAI not expected to operate before 9am. BE not before 10am.

I'm fine with that but think the delay in releasing info is not really acceptable.

stephenjmcd

Still no tweet from DB.

Luas announced no service until 10am

TFI saying services not expected before 9am

https://twitter.com/TFIupdates/status/1723846653227020770?t=OIX3Jm4ktWysvHXQbJd4Tw&s=19

stephenjmcd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121360798#Comment_121360798

It's been painfully slow.

There needs to be something prepared and ready to go as soon as a red warning is issued.

stephenjmcd

DB 24hr services last departures 3am.

No service before 9am and only a phased resumption after that

AX636

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DB twitter

banie01

Still no update on Limerick city services, given the criteria on the Bus Eireann tweet, I'll err on the side of caution and assume that there will be no city services before 10am.

There really needs to a SOP for service levels during weather events to allow a greater degree of certainty for commuters and business.

BlueSkyDreams

Worst of the winds in Dublin will be up until 10am, so there could be delays after 9am.

Hippodrome Song Owl

DB have started to tweet early this morning, but so far no acknowledgement of the red warning being extended to 9am and any impact that may have on their expected start time.

Spear

The Dublin Bus website has a statement that services are now suspended until 10am.

https://www.dublinbus.ie/news/service-update-due-to-storm-debi

Peter Flynt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121360502#Comment_121360502

So no morning service but good to go in the afternoon. Sounds like Dept Education alright.

Hippodrome Song Owl

True to form, DB has failed to list services as cancelled so TFI app not accurate. Yes, there's info online, but this is an ongoing issue for them and just not acceptable, and there will be people who go by the app.

GAI services are listed as cancelled.

Hippodrome Song Owl

As of 9.20 TFI are tweeting in response to queries with outdated information stating DB not running until 9am.

trellheim

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TFI now showing not starting till 11 . All DB services are still shown as scheduled - I'll attach a screenshot in a moment

p_haugh

Yeah I had a friend almost caught out by the app still showing the realtime for Dublin bus

trellheim

If anyone from TFI is reading this - perhaps now is a good time to think about how to mass-upload cancellations at short notice.

icdg

Total radio silence on social media as to whether buses have in fact now resumed or whether it’s 11am as TFI are saying.

Hippodrome Song Owl

The W61 (GAI) is operating since 10 in Celbridge but C4 was cancelled. DB website and twitter still saying from 10am.

stephenjmcd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121361928#Comment_121361928

Services have resumed. It's fairly staggered, for example some 155 & 46as resumed from Donnybrook in both directions and not from terminus.

It'll take a while for full level to resume

trellheim

TFI have edited the app - now showing 10am start FFS

buses are showing as running now as well. Is some communication not worth doing here

Citrus_8

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121361866#Comment_121361866

I believe it showed scheduled times, not the real time departures. However, around 9.40am I already saw 26, 38A and one of the C spine buses on the road. Dublin Express and AirCoach seemed to be operating without an interruption.

p_haugh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121362159#Comment_121362159

This was the screenshot they sent of their local stop at 8:30 this morning (only the 155 is showing as scheduled):

As @trellheim pointed out, the app eventually showed "scheduled" for DB services, but initially it was acting as if the realtime was still working!

Citrus_8

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121362181#Comment_121362181

So then it's even worse :/