A failed train at the Sallins station caused havoc for commuters on Sunday night.
Irish Rail passengers on a number of different routes were affected by delays of up to three hours on Sunday night due to mechanical difficulties experienced by a train on the Heuston/Tralee line.
17:00 Galway Heuston running 65mins late due to a mechanical problem
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
19:05 Heuston Tralee is experiencing mechanical difficulties at Sallins. Services out of Heuston delayed as a result
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
Update: services out of Heuston running 60mins late due to mechanical problem on 19:05 Heuston Tralee
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
Update: Services out of Heuston currently running 90mins late due to problem with 19:05 Heuston Tralee
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
Updates: efforts to move failed train at Sallins still ongoing. Delays now up to 150mins
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
Update: Failed train at Sallins has moved on. Services are back moving, subject to delays of up to 170mins
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
Irish Rail services out of Heuston Station were affected as a result and passengers complained of being stuck on trains for a number of hours before all services eventually resumed late last night.
All services back moving after earlier disruption. Delays in the region of 3 hours. Twitter will be manned again from 07:30 in the morning
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 4, 2016
The Irish Rail Twitter account was busy fielding queries from affected customers throughout Sunday evening and passengers seeking a refund have been told to refer to the passenger charter on the Irish Rail website.
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