Rail passengers stranded for hours

Up to 40 rail passengers were stranded for more than three hours yesterday as the train they were travelling on broke down between…

Up to 40 rail passengers were stranded for more than three hours yesterday as the train they were travelling on broke down between stations.

A commuter train experienced a fault to its brakes before stopping just north of Dalkey station at about 10am. The driver was unable to get the train moving but passengers were not allowed to alight.

Services between Bray and Dún Laoghaire were halted for three hours.

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