DavidB-AU Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Restoration of the train line between Londonderry and Portadown is one of the main recommendations made in a new review of the railway network. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66297150 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Well, there's a platform left at Dungannon for them to use..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) The Derry Road closed in the year of my birth (1965) and I doubt that it will reopen in my lifetime. £36 billion (estimated now) is not just lying around to be spent and there are higher priorities for cash that isn’t forthcoming anyway. These railway line reopening reports are great fantasy reading but IHMO they are just that - fantasy. How about resurrecting that railway tunnel idea from Scotland to Ireland - any takers? Cheers Darius Edited July 26, 2023 by Darius43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: ... How about resurrecting that railway tunnel idea from Scotland to Ireland - any takers? As considered as an option by the Irish Department of International Overland Transport ! 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: As considered as an option by the Irish Department of International Overland Transport ! 😁 I thought is was a B.O.R.I.S. project… Cheers Darius 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Without getting political - 'cos that's never allowed on these pages - what's the difference ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmporiaSub Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 18 hours ago, DavidB-AU said: Restoration of the train line between Londonderry and Portadown is one of the main recommendations made in a new review of the railway network. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66297150 Ideal for through trains from Letterkenney to Dublin, if the line is reopened to Londonderry too. Give County Donegal through trains to Dublin! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 Full report is here https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/265178/a839ee26-16c4-407d-bd5b-327ce0e067f5.pdf#page=null lots of pretty pictures, maps and graphics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip-griffiths Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Makes interesting reading. Would require a new alignment especially as they suggest this is for faster trains but when you look at the economics and the environmental aspects these towns don’t have the capacity to service such a railway. We looked at reopening the line to Armagh from Portadown. It was more logical to put in park and ride on the M1 and encourage the use of electric cars and electric buses. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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