Irish Rail - 17.40 ex-Rosslare hits obstruction near Ferns

Judgement Day

This from IE http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=816

17:40 Rosslare Connolly has failed by Press Office

Expect severe disruption to Rosslare services for the evening

This from Rail Users Ireland: http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?p=56782#post56782

Just heard from my sister that the 17:40 Rosslare Europort is delayed at approximately Ferns after hitting an obstruction placed on the track. According to the driver the brakes are damaged on one carriage and the driver is in consultation with engineers about bypassing said brakes.

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They might as well go ahead and shut the line it seems to be jinxed.

Vic_08

Judgement Day wrote: »

They might as well go ahead and shut the line it seems to be jinxed.

That'll be the sound of your knee smashing through your skull then.

Stonewolf

Judgement Day wrote: »

They might as well go ahead and shut the line it seems to be jinxed.

Don't you be giving them ammunition, I doubt it'd surprise any of us if they tried that excuse

Sponge Bob

Dick probably put the obstacle there himself ....sure anywhere south of his ideal terminus in Gorey would do

Cookie_Monster

anyone know what it was yet?

Judgement Day

Just heard it from the horse's mouth - it was rocks on the line, placed there by Dick Fearn local village idiots bored with vandalising the local C of I cathedral. :rolleyes:

Southsider1

Did the driver not see the rocks? That train never gets above about 40kmph...

Judgement Day

Southsider1 wrote: »

Did the driver not see the rocks? That train never gets above about 40kmph...

Apparently he did but even the Rosslare 'Express' can't stop on a sixpence.

Captain Chaos

Another broken 22k set to add the rake of broken 22ks at Laois depot. An 071 would have ate the rocks and spit them back through its turbo charger.:pac:

steamengine

Here's the 'guy' that sweeps rocks or other debris lying on the rail head itself, and prevents wheel damage or worse. Called a 'guard iron' 'life guard' !!!

Hungerford

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Another broken 22k set to add the rake of broken 22ks at Laois depot. An 071 would have ate the rocks and spit them back through its turbo charger.:pac:

It clearly wasn't Dick - it sounds like the work of the continunity IRN. :eek:

BenShermin

Hungerford wrote: »

It clearly wasn't Dick - it sounds like the work of the continunity IRN. :eek:

I hear the RUI are sending some staff down in grey vans down to investigate.