Whykay's happenings

All because of one train driver!

What's the full story here? All I got from the news was that a train driver did not want to include training of new trainees in his current roster, and this ensued to Cork train operators refusing to drive the trains on the Dublin/Cork (including Tralee) routes. So all they do is drive trains, and training other drivers just crossed the line. When I was working, training and taking people on to train them are just part of the job, so what's so different about train operators? I find this terribly frustrating. One thing, I am glad that it has not affected the route to Limerick.

Services which did not operate / are not operating today were:
- 11.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 13.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 14.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 15.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 16.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 17.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 18.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 18.30hrs Heuston to Tralee
- 19.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 20.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 21.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- Cork commuter services (Cork/Cobh, Cork/Mallow)
- Some Cork/Tralee services

And Friday is affected as well:

It is expected that service disruption will continue on Friday 23rd May.

While exact details will be confirmed in the morning, it is likely that all services from Cork to Heuston up to and including the 09.30hrs Cork to Heuston service will be cancelled.

10.30hrs and 11.30hrs Cork to Heuston are expected to operate from Mallow only, with bus transfers from Cork to Mallow.

The 07.00hrs and 08.00hrs Heuston to Cork are likely to operate to Mallow only, with bus transfers from Mallow to Cork. The remainder of morning services are expected to be cancelled.

All Cork/Cobh and Cork/Mallow commuter services are expected to be cancelled, and customers are advised to make alternative arrangements.

Some Cork/Tralee services are expected to be cancelled, with others operating between Tralee and Mallow only.

Posted by whykay at May 22, 2008 08:28 PM