Hamish update!
🎉 His owners have been found!
🐶 His real name is Tyson!
🍟 He’s getting chipped by
@MyLovelyHorseR
so if he goes a wandering again, he can be found
💕 Family reunion TBC
💶 The movie rights are exorbitant!
👏 Thank you to everyone for spreading the word!
Love in motion!! Congratulations to DART Driver Patrick & his beautiful wife Megan, who travelled to & from their wedding ceremony by DART today. Wishing them a lifetime of happiness ❤️👰♀️🤵♂️
“Hamish”, who commuted on the 08:46 Sallins - Heuston this morning, is currently being looked after at home by a staff member, but we are still looking for his owner. Sallins / Naas area, do you know someone who owns a dog like this?
Lots of customers reporting this friendly commuter boarded the train at Maynooth this morning at 07.30hrs, and is now en route to Dublin Connolly - if you’re living in Maynooth and missing your dog, let us know!
💍 Congratulations to Paula, our DART driver and her fiancé Conor on their engagement - and here’s how Paula saw it unfold as she was driving a northbound DART into Pearse!
🎉 Thanks to DART and Pearse Station teams for helping Conor to make it happen!
#pearseproposal
Didn’t think anything could perk me up after a busy 13hr shift, and some Gent goes and PROPOSES to his GF driving the incoming train at pearse station. 😍😍😭🙌🏻
@IrishRail
#PearseProposal
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Is this your dog? This little dog travelled by train from Newbridge early this morning and is now being cared for by our Customer Information team in Heuston Station until we find its owner
#LostDog
🐶🐕🦺🐾
Reminder: DART & Commuter services are operating ALL DAY to the meteorite site in Portmarnock. Please use your LEAP Card for fares that are out of this world 🌎😂 -AD
We stand with all Ukranians especially our railway friends in
@Ukrzaliznytsia
bringing many to safety, and
@kyivmetroalerts
and the people of Kyiv to whom they are giving shelter.
We can’t wait to welcome Aidan to Inchicore to show him where we look after our trains, and start his training as a driver. Though he knew so much in Toy Show Mastermind he will be training us a little too!
#LateLateToyShow
Truck hits bridge Pearse St, Dublin at 15:20hrs…
Truck hits bridge Portlaoise at 15:20hrs
Truck hits level crossing Serpentine, Dublin at 16:20hrs…
Reckless driving by three
#dumbtruckers
causing delays up to 30 mins, trains have resumed, working to clear delays ASAP. 😡🚛
🦊 A cunning fox finds shelters from the rain:
A regular visitor to our Permanent Way Heuston Division , ‘Basil’ the Fox found the comfort of a sofa during a tea break yesterday 🦊
Travelling through Heuston? On this warm evening, make sure you’re hydrated by taking free water with you - and packaging is recyclable too.
Free water refill points also available at Heuston, Connolly, Pearse, Dundalk. Athlone, Galway, Tralee, Killarney and Limerick Stations.
We are having a day of it... services to & from Kerry up to 30mins late due to this motorist damaging the barrier at a level crossing at Minish. Road users obey warning signals at Level crossings. They are there for your safety & the safety of train passengers
Had pedestrians, cyclists or motorists been on the other side of the road, people could have been killed at Amiens St this lunchtime.
Know your load height for the safety of all.
@RSAIreland
Update: Our lost dog is travelling home after being reunited with her owner who shared tales of how this little dog can scale walls and open doors! Hopefully today’s journey was the final Great Escape! 🐶🐕🦺🐾
Is this your dog? This little dog travelled by train from Newbridge early this morning and is now being cared for by our Customer Information team in Heuston Station until we find its owner
#LostDog
🐶🐕🦺🐾
The night A-Team are still out there, clearing and de-icing points around Connolly and Pearse to keep tonight’s DART and Commuter trains rolling 👏👏
#BeastFromTheEast
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
🐶 Another lost dog on the Kildare line!! 🙈
This little lad boarded this morning at Newbridge, but is being looked after by Heuston staff at present. Can we find his owners? 🐕
We’ve welcomed many Transition Year students to join us over recent weeks, but Ajibola from
#OFIDundalk
stole our hearts! Here’s more about his story. Thanks to all our TY students
@OFIDundalk
It's an exciting day for us! The first of our 41 new intercity rail cars have just left the Hyundai Rotem Factory in Korea to ship to Ireland. We expect the first vehicles to arrive in September and they will enter service next year.
🎉 The first of 41 new Intercity railcar carriages entered service on the 06:47 Portlaoise to Heuston.
The new carriages, being added to existing trains to boost capacity before extra services later this year, have a multi-purpose area incl tip-up seats and extra bike space.
Best of luck and thank you to our crews who’ll be out around the network working to keep lines open and trains moving - out in all weathers, year round 👏👏
#BeastFromTheEast
In a first for us, we hosted a wedding at
@IrishRail
HQ on Saturday last. Wishing Christine & Ray a lifetime of happiness & it was a privilege for us to host your ceremony.
#love
#weddingday
🎉 🚆 Special delivery at
@DublinPortCo
today, of the first three of 41 new Intercity railcar carriages set to arrive from manufacturer Hyundai Rotem in Korea. Entering service from early 2023 on Intercity and Commuter routes.
A long awaited reunion took place in Heuston yesterday & twins Kathleen Galligan & Margaret Gilna celebrated with a trip to Galway. Good energy, humour, positive attitude & their own special bond has been their secret to reaching 90!
#HappyBirthday
🎂🎁🎉
Delays to Westport services caused by truck failing to stop for one fully closed barrier and another descending. Crews on site to repair and minimise delays.
Last drive for Valentine on Valentine’s Day!
Driver Val Hogan prepares to depart on his final train, the 13:20hrs Enterprise from Connolly Stn, having worked on the railway since 1980, and as a driver since 1984.
Happy retirement Val, from all your colleagues and customers!
This little customer boarded a DART on southside this morning and got off at Pearse, currently being looked after by station staff. Is it yours?
#lostdog
Is this your dog? Last night, this sweet dog embarked on the 19:25 Portlaoise to Heuston service and is being cared for by our staff from Heuston Station until we find its owner.
#lostdog
-AB
Criminal reckless damage caused to Porterstown Level Crossing by motorist, causing major delays to Maynooth, M3 Parkway, Longford/Sligo services. Crews en route to repair and control crossing. Gardai alerted to pursue culprit.
With all lines now restored after
#BeastFromTheEast
a special thanks to our
#OrangeArmy
who worked tirelessly over the past week battling the elements to keep lines open & trains moving 👏👏👏
Lost Teddy: Fletcher was travelling between Malahide & Portmarnock yesterday with his grandparents and lost his favourite teddy, Mr. Berkofsky, pls RT as we are looking to reunite them
#LostTeddy
Signing off for tonight. All trains operating on all routes.
We expect to operate full services again on all routes in the morning, but will update if there are any changes.
Online from 06:00hrs to answer your queries.
Good night, and stay safe.
Did you know the first train in Ireland ran 185 years ago today? 17th December 1834 saw the Westland Row (Dublin Pearse) to Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) line open, reputed to be the world's first commuter railway
🐶 Still no owner found for this lovely little dog.
🚆 Arrived off 19:25hrs Portlaoise to Heuston on Friday evening last, believed to have boarded between Hazelhatch and Fonthill.
👨✈️Being well cared for by station staff.
🙏 please RT so we can find the owner!
Is this your dog? 🐶
We made a comfy overnight bed last night for this lost little dog in Heuston Station
Hoping to return it home to its owner and own bed for tonight 🛏️
#LostDog
-AB
Over & out for tonight. Thanks for your likes, RTs, photos, queries & comments all day, you’ve made a long day fly by. Most of all, thanks to our colleagues who’ve kept lines open & trains running.
#BeastFromTheEast
Let’s do it all again tomorrow.
🚊 🚽 Heuston Station: new expanded toilet facilities at our busiest Intercity station, with emphasis on accessibility, incl:
- More toilets
- More accessible toilets including changing facilities
- Changing Places toilet for those who need extra support while travelling
We unveil the next generation of
#DARTtravel
at Inchicore this morning. The sample prototype of new DART+ trains from
@alstom
has been designed with input from customer and driver focus groups. Here’s a sneak peak...
Delays to services to & from Westport, due to this incident, which occurred at Bellacagher, Roscommon this morning. We appeal to all road users to act safely at level crossings.
#staysafe
Water coming over sea wall at Seapoint affecting signalling, delays of up to 25 mins to DART, but drains working well and with high tide at 14.12hrs, no worsening expected and line will remain open (you’d bleep too if the water hit you!)
☕️ 🍫 💧 It’s back! A trolley service is now operating on selected Cork to Dublin route services, and extending to all Cork to Dublin route services over the coming weeks.
#StillTae
🎶
Full information, including times of services:
Is this your dog? 🐶
We made a comfy overnight bed last night for this lost little dog in Heuston Station
Hoping to return it home to its owner and own bed for tonight 🛏️
#LostDog
-AB
Passengers are advised that there are members of the public wearing non-Irishrail hi-vis vests and masquerading as members of the RPU onboard the Northern commuter/DART line. Passengers are advised to confirm ID when approached for tickets/being issued with onboard fines - MH
❗️New DART+ fleet
🚆 95 new carriages ordered, and up to 750 carriages over coming decade, from
@alstom
🟢 The largest and most sustainable fleet order in Irish public transport history, as part of the DART+ Programme.
➡️
👀
Remembering Sean Connery who has died aged 90.
In 1978, he starred in The First Great Train Robbery, with scenes filmed in Dublin’s Heuston Station, Kent Station Cork, and between Mullingar and Athlone (incl pics from
@RPSITrains
)
📣 Our newest station, Pelletstown, will open on Sunday 26th September - it will be the 145th station on our network, and will be served by Commuter services on the Maynooth/M3 Parkway to Dublin lines
Did you know that, at Connolly and Heuston Stations, Irish railway employees who died in the First World War are commemorated?
See the plaques at platform 4 in Connolly and platform 2 in Heuston
#Armistice100
Good morning. A snow-covered morning courtesy of
#BeastFromTheEast
but we have no weather-related issues to report as yet, all trains operating. We’ll keep you updated if anything changes
A ruff morning for these two, taken from the line and being looked after by station staff at Booterstown. If you have lost them or know who owns them, please contact Booterstown station at 01 8286100 - MH
#lostdog
Not clear if these journeys are essential, but that sure isn’t social distancing! Feathers will fly if the old bill arrive!
#StayHomeSaveLives
#ballymote
#sligo
Were you in Heuston 10 years ago today, watching
@KatieTaylor
win gold at London 2012? Congrats Katie on the anniversary and on your amazing career since!
Jayne, our Customer Service Officer, reported all customers wearing face coverings last night on evening departure from Cork to Heuston, except for one troublemaker.
@Aldi_Ireland
can you have a word? 🥕 🎄 😷
#happychristmaskevin