Rail Users Ireland

Rail Users Ireland is Ireland's National Rail Users Organisation. Established in 2003 to campaign for improved services and conditions for rail passengers

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Did you buy your ticket online?

Did you find the assigned seat didn’t exist, you couldn’t access it or it was occupied by someone who refused to move?

If you were left standing for even part of the journey you are entitled to a compensation of the single ticket price paid

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Don’t know how this got out without being spotted, 8632 rear of E807

Missing the hose between the sander and the wheel, kind of important in the leaf fall season

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All rail services operating, Docklands Station remains open but some access routes are closed

No Luas service Connolly Point

Many bus route changes in Dublin City , check before travel

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Fault at Merrion Gates is delaying services

Trains queuing to cross on both sides as a result

Expect delays

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@jameschuk @TFIupdates Much worse is the 200 million on the gold plated Foynes reopening.

No customers, no trains, but it gets the full upgrade automatic level crossings while we have multiple routes struggling with staffed gates and Victorian signalling

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Absolute shambles, all service suspended Connolly and Howth/Malahide due a failed train at Killester

Perfect good bi directional a is available, full service with some delays should be possible

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All leap card validation equipment is broken at Dún Laoghaire currently

Cannot tag on or off

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@DalkeyBrian Last night was particularly challenging and the lack of details communicated a deliberate decision.

UK British Transport Police goal is 90 minutes

Certainly major improvements possible as it’s 2-3 hours normally in Ireland

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What happened last night..

17:51 Southbound services halted, train failure at Killester
18:30 Services suspended Connolly-Howth/Malahide
19:40 Service resumes
20:17 Report of a fatality at Killester, services suspended Connolly-Howth/Malahide

1/n

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@Maor_Caman Hotel is a last resort, don’t think it could be claimed as there are multiple bus options late night to all impacted destinations

If a taxi was required to get you to the hotel then it’s covered

Railway equivalent of the EC261 for Flights

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Reasonable expenses can be claimed, e.g. bus fare or where no bus service was available to you a taxi or hotel accomidation if the journey is not possible until the next day

This is covered by EU passenger rights regardless of the circumstances

4/4

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As Irish Rail stated that service would not resume on both lines (it did reverse this shortly afterwards for Maynooth line)

EU passenger rights come into play

3/n

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@IrelandOCDS That happened after the line reopened from the first unrelated train breakdown

Not a good evening

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@declanbyrne23 The signalling covering the area West of Connolly has gone down, that blocks both routes from Connolly to Broombridge

System is fail safe, could be old age, cable theft or just leaves

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It just gets worse, services suspended Connolly and Broombridge/Parkwest - signalling fault

So thats all Maynooth line services and Phoenix Park Tunnel services suspended

Looks like the Connolly West Interlocking has decided to go wrong

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@HighIQPaddy Killester, emergency services in attendance

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Another incident services suspended between Connolly and Malahide/Howth.

Emergency services on scene, looks like approx 2 hours before service could resume

Avoid travel, use alternatives, do not rely on the last train of the evening to Dundalk operating

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@pf7854 Not good...

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@mytrainislate1 @IrishRail Doubt it but its just the nature of these things

We need to replace the Mk4 and 201 fleet asap