Eventful Train Trips!

highgiant1985

Any one else on the Cork to Dublin Train leaving Hueston at 6pm tonight? I'm not even in Cork yet (only just past Mallow) but what a trip!

One person got stabbed (I didn't see this its what we heard from the security guy on the train). The train had to stop in Limerick Junction for an ambulance.

If that wasn't enough we also had a drug bust as well the under cover guards taking guys off the train in Mallow and arresting them! I saw this myself.

Who wouldn't want to travel by train these days

Any one else any interesting journeys?

AlekSmart

Was there a City Gold facility on this train....or just the plain ol Dutch variety ?

I do hope Foggy_Lad was`nt caught up in the excitement

Run_to_da_hills

I was on the Dart a few years when two scumbags started to chase the dragon (Snort smack from heated tinfoil) in front of disgusted passengers. Several security guards boarded and booted them off at black rock, their ran down to the end of the platform and boarded it again. They were booted off proper at Lansdown road with a Garda escort.

foggy_lad

AlekSmart wrote: »

Was there a City Gold facility on this train....or just the plain ol Dutch variety ?

I do hope Foggy_Lad was`nt caught up in the excitement

Damn and Blast i miss all the excitement!

keeping a low profile these days in case i get run over by some rogue CIE bus or train:D

Just wondering OP has there been any apology or explanation for the delays or have Irish Rail got their heads in the ballast as usual? and your post ws at 20:41 so your train would not be late untill well after 9pm going by Irish Rail rules.

AlekSmart

Just wondering OP has there been any apology or explanation for the delays or have Irish Rail got their heads in the ballast as usual?

In any half-functional society the apology would be coming from the individuals who caused the disrupton,backed-up by a sizeable contribution to a social compensation fund taken directly from their wages/DSP Benefit !

COYW

I was on the train the other morning at about 10 am and this man got on and sat across from me. He was stinking with drink. I noticed that he had a few holy medals on his jacket. Next of all, he took a safety pin out of his jacket which had a cross on it and bent down. He was clutching the safety pin and I thought he was kissing it or something. Anyway, next of all I realised he was actually sticking the pin with the cross in it into his forehead. He kept doing this for the next 2 stops until he finally sat back with the safety pin with the cross stuck into his forehead.

corktina

COYW wrote: »

I was on the train the other morning at about 10 am and this man got on and sat across from me. He was stinking with drink. I noticed that he had a few holy medals on his jacket. Next of all, he took a safety pin out of his jacket which had a cross on it and bent down. He was clutching the safety pin and I thought he was kissing it or something. Anyway, next of all I realised he was actually sticking the pin with the cross in it into his forehead. He kept doing this for the next 2 stops until he finally sat back with the safety pin with the cross stuck into his forehead.

so much better than travelling by car innit!:rolleyes:

foggy_lad

COYW wrote: »

I was on the train the other morning at about 10 am and this man got on and sat across from me. He was stinking with drink. I noticed that he had a few holy medals on his jacket. Next of all, he took a safety pin out of his jacket which had a cross on it and bent down. He was clutching the safety pin and I thought he was kissing it or something. Anyway, next of all I realised he was actually sticking the pin with the cross in it into his forehead. He kept doing this for the next 2 stops until he finally sat back with the safety pin with the cross stuck into his forehead.

Blame the Government for getting rid of so many mental hospitals and depriving these poor unfortunates the care they need.

The_Wrecker

COYW wrote: »

I was on the train the other morning at about 10 am and this man got on and sat across from me. He was stinking with drink. I noticed that he had a few holy medals on his jacket. Next of all, he took a safety pin out of his jacket which had a cross on it and bent down. He was clutching the safety pin and I thought he was kissing it or something. Anyway, next of all I realised he was actually sticking the pin with the cross in it into his forehead. He kept doing this for the next 2 stops until he finally sat back with the safety pin with the cross stuck into his forehead.

Its little things like this you dont get to experience when using ones car. Also another reason to make sure you use your car ~ to be fair it was a safety pin!:)
I had a similar experience one evening at Arklow while awaiting the southbound train to clear the line. The Bavaria tinny gang being removed by the local garda.