Irish rail fleet and infrastructure plans

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123182251#Comment_123182251

No point in tightening yet.

kc56

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123182251#Comment_123182251

Are the yellow boxes Eurobalises for the ETCS?

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123188475#Comment_123188475

Yes.

Jamie2k9

Apparently unit 39 is reformed with one end of another TPWS 3 car set.

Other question is are all the 6 car units with two new intermediate cars, operating with one engine isolated?

They appear to have fixed software issues?, seem a more reliable over last while.

dublinman1990

A Mark IV train going from Dublin to Cork had got into some problems yesterday evening.

The train left Heuston Station in Dublin at 5pm. The doors on the train carriages had jammed shut without warning while passengers were trying to board/disembark the train at Limerick Junction. The staff eventually got the doors reopened on the train within 15 minutes.

However the passengers on the train were told at the station that if they wanted to continue their journey to Cork; they had to board another 2 trains to get there. The next train after this one which arrived at Limerick Junction was going to Tralee. The passengers going to Cork had to get the Tralee train out to Mallow to then wait for another train to get them out to Cork.

The staff told the passengers on the Dublin to Cork train which broke down yesterday that it was a failed train.

It had to go out of service and it was eventually moved onto the sidings at Limerick Junction.

However the train to Tralee was already full to capacity while it arrived at Limerick Junction. Some of those passengers already on the train to Tralee had to get off at Limerick Junction to allow the Cork passengers to get home on their commute from Dublin.

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/cork-dublin-train-stranded-limerick-31098663?int_source=nba

What a monumental headache for all of these passengers yesterday.

Have these issues with passenger doors being jammed shut on these trains ever happened before on the IÉ network? These Mark IV trains built by CAF in Spain are quite old now within the IÉ fleet of rolling stock. They have had a lot of mechanical issues before this incident occurred yesterday at Limerick Junction. Do IÉ have any plan to eventually replace these trains in the near future?

Hibernicis

“are quite old now”

The CAF Mark IV were built in 2004-2005 and delivered in 2006. In IE/CIE terms barely reaching their prime and currently undergoing some upgrading/eefurbishment. No replacement planned at this point.

Jamie2k9

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123220382#Comment_123220382

The article is a joke.

I assume what happened is the doors didn't open when released by the driver. Probally just a minor electrical issue.

bikeman1

Sounds like quick work by IÉ on the ground. The 17:05 would have been one signal behind at LJ. There isn’t going to be a spare empty train running behind. Rammed full I’m sure, but at least people got moving and ahead of the next Cork train which would be another 40 minutes behind and also very busy.

Changing trains can be made out as such an ordeal, but it really isn’t.