The All-Island Strategic Rail Review published last week offers great hope to the life of railways in Ireland. The Review, as the name implies, covers the whole island of Ireland.
It’s interesting how so many of the railway lines that were closed in the first 50 years of the State are now to be rebuilt. Only less than 30 years ago there was the real possibility of closing the Killarney Tralee line.
It tells a story of the shortsightedness of earlier administrations.
Why is there no mention of building a rail spur from Farranfore to Kerry Airport? It would be simple, cheap and easy to do, involving the building of a railway line less than two kilometres in length.
All material associated with the SEA consultation process can be accessed via the Department of Transport’s website here and the Department of Infrastructure’s website here.
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