Full DART service resumes after collision

Updated: 22:22, Thursday, 31 December 2009

DART services between Lansdowne Road and Dún Laoghaire have resumed after overhead cables were damaged yesterday.

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2 of 5 Merrion Gates Truck hits overhead wires (Photo: Iarnród Éireann)
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3 of 5 Merrion Gates Truck hits overhead wires (Photo: Iarnród Éireann)
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4 of 5 Merrion Gates Truck hits overhead wires (Photo: Iarnród Éireann)
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Trains were suspended after overhead wires at the Merrion Gates were damaged by a truck yesterday morning.

A full DART service is now in operation.

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