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
More slippage in the new DART fleet, now end of 2027
Hardly a surprise, trains still only allowed out under test conditions, we were to be at mixed traffic and driver training months ago
irishtimes.com/transport/202…
This morning was a mess, it will only get worse
This train has been sitting outside Fairview depot for +5 weeks, 160 seats & 540 standing spaces missing every morning & evening
It’s being used as a parts donor, seat covering are being removed as are parts of the braking system
0753 Bray Howth cancelled
Delays through Newbridge due awaiting ambulance
Multiple DART services running with fewer coaches
Some delays also in Midleton
This is what we get for a 15% increase
Major disruption on DART services
Numerous trains running at reduced capacity
0755 Bray Howth will start from Dun Laoghaire
Bray Greystones is again closed due a signalling fault
Major signalling fault
All services suspended Clongriffin Drogheda due a signalling fault
Malahide DART services will operate to/from Clongriffin only
Details of bus transfers for cross border services awaited
Finally passengers get the safety systems they deserve, most of the network has nothing currently fitted to warn a driver of a speed restriction or a red signal
However the on train equipment is no value unless the track is fitted & current estimate is past 2040 to complete
We've signed contracts worth around €95 million with @IrishRail to equip up to 176 vehicles across the national fleet with ETCS signalling technology, helping deliver a safer, more reliable and more sustainable railway for passengers.
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Some visible progress on the Next Generation Ticketing project
New poll mounts have started to appear, the new unit will be green and have a much better screen
The demonstration unit in Broombridge was quickly removed once photographed
Just to show how far we have come, 10 years separates these photos.
Windy Arbour in 1999 and 2009
Credit to youtube.com/watch?v=za19SQT7… for the retro Dublin view (and sounds...)
Delays of up to 18 minutes on services in Dublin following a earlier signalling fault between Howth and Howth Junction
Delays of up to 10 minutes on rail services
0742 Bray Howth is struggling appears to have multiple faults and a door locked out of service
No much in the budget for commuters, usual reannouncements that DART+ and so on is funded.
One interesting line 'comprehensive review of the TaxSaver scheme for commuters. Working patterns have changed and the scheme should reflect that.'
NTA abandoned a project to do this...
Anyone delayed by more than 60 minutes reaching destination on ticket is entitled to compensation even on taxsaver tickets
Few claim it, Irish Rail will rarely if ever tell you about your rights
Real story behind the mess in Galway this morning. Boarding passengers and then kicking them off to do safety checks, totally avoidable and added to the delay
Confusion and crowding as Galway-Dublin train departs late due to driver availability issue independent.ie/county/galway…
