Busy day on the rails today Bray airshow, extra trains operating Engineering works Limerick Junction - Charleville, Dublin Cork every 2 hours only, 1705 Dublin Tralee cancelled, travel on 1700 Dublin Cork change Mallow Extra commuter services operating Cork Mallow to fill gap

Bray Air Show is tomorrow, not a peep from Irish Rail as to plans There are extra DART services operating Connolly-Bray and Greystones Bray

0610 Newbridge Grand Canal Dock now +21 late Earlier technical fault onboard

Major delays on Limerick Galway services Over 1 hour delays this morning due a level crossing issue Compensation is payable if you reach the final station of your journey more than 60 minutes late

Signalling fault at Malahide resulting in delays of 15 minutes likely to cause major disruption. 0736 Drogheda Pearse short train

Due to a vehicle striking a bridge between Lisburn and Belfast Line currently closed, expect disruption on cross border services

Delays to services following earlier damage at Lansdowne Road level crossing Presumably due a vehicle hitting the gates

Nothing new here FourNorth has been in development since 2024 You 4 track the existing route or do something crazy with a tunnel via the airport from Clontarf Controversial, but no way near as bad as what Irish Rail has planned for the southside… www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

DART is 42 years in service today July 23rd 42 years later we still have yet to start work on any new lines. The original plan had mutiple lines, underground sections all to be done by 1989.

Following an earlier bridge stuck by a vehicle at Dunmurry (between Lisburn & Belfast) a speed restriction is in place Dublin Belfast services may be subject to delay

Delays to Dublin Belfast services Due earlier line closure between Moira and Lurgan due a fallen tree which has now been removed 1450 Connolly Belfast will operated only as far as Dundalk as a result

In all the noise & finger pointing, no one has actually reported on what is wrong with Indra’s TMS Indra doesn’t use the signalling control tables in its system, Irish Rail’s current and past systems appear use these. Indra SW couldn’t cope with certain out of order events 🧵

Finally Irish Rail has approval to terminate the Indra TMS contract and move to plan B Progress and a line in the sand Prime Time RTE tonight 2135 will be interesting

NTA has approved Irish Rail’s request to terminate the Indra contract Siemens hold the framework contract for signalling equipment are to replace a part of the existing system Siemens own Westinghouse Rail who provided a lot of Irish Rail’s equipment www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Spending on rail expansion plans could be hit by costs of failed €50m IT project

NTA accepts move by Irish Rail to terminate contract with IT contractor Indra but warns of ‘significant financial consequences’

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Not a good evening Earlier overhead line issues at Raheny Report of a vulnerable person Sligo line, delays Grand Canal Dock - Lansdowne temporary closed due to a bridge struck by a vehicle

Another overhead line problem in the Harmonstown/Raheny area Northbound track blocked, unclear if the crossovers at Harmonstown can be used to keep the service movinga

Looks like plan b is go Suburban system, all lines through Dublin Connolly to be replaced entirely, unclear who the vendor is but this critical path for DART+West Mainline system to be partially replaced, unclear, this is the most unreliable bit www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Firm behind Irish Rail's failed €50m IT system has not delivered product to any country, Dáil committee to hear

Spanish company Indra had assured Irish Rail a 'generic product' would be delivered to Ireland in 2021, two years after the company won the contract to upgrade the rail management system, saying two o...

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Friday is deadline for public consultation on M3 Parkway Navan Crazy or not crazy, close M3 Parkway and build a bigger Park and Ride at Dunshaughlin ? Avoids paying the toll as you do at M3 Parkway reduces overall rail journey time which is critical www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/public...

Extra trains for Sunday 19 July For Limerick Fans 0745 Cork Heuston 0910 Cork Heuston 0915 Limerick Heuston 1000 Limerick Heuston 1920 Heuston Limerick 2000 Heuston Limerick 2010 Heuston Cork + 2150 Limerick Junc Limerick 2025 Heuston Cork 1/2

DART services delayed due earlier vehicle striking the level crossing west of Sutton station

Time to get the popcorn ready for Thursday🍿 Will the NTA finally admit they need to allow Irish Rail to terminate the Indra TMS contract ?

Trains running well so far this morning Only 2 serious delays, 0813 Newbridge Heuston +10 0515 Westport Heuston +11

Delays on many services between Cork and Dublin in both directions 1825 Cork Dublin has just commenced boarding in Cork

40% of the DART fleet with air conditioning is out of service today Great job, that’s 16 fewer coaches

Delays of up to 16 minutes on DART services Good weather bad weather same problems

Disruption on Sligo line after last nights signalling fault Some delays and wrong trains in wrong place

Very busy on Saturday July 4 due events in Dublin, seat reservations highly recommend on all routes Morning services from Cork/Mallow/Galway and return services that evening are sold out. You may be refused travel without a reservation

Finally it looks like we have come to the end and recommendation to terminate the contract but the NTA has to make the final decision, bureaucracy Key safety features in new Irish Rail IT system failed tests – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Key safety features in new Irish Rail IT system failed tests

About €30m has been spent on project, but final decision will fall to National Transport Authority

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Major delays southbound, +32 minutes 1556 Howth Greystones declared failed at Dun Laoghaire due no Air Conditioning

The taxpayer funded provision of backup generators and UPS kit to ensure this doesn’t happen But never seems to work when called on x.com/irishrail/st...

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Services to/from Heuston are experiencing delays of up to +15mins due to weather-related power issues between Kildare and Cherryville Junction. -AD

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