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Navan rail scoping study
Scoping study information starting to come out. 9 routes examined, the 1862 route with minor deviations is the preferred route.
Map of the old route is here. |
IE are not giving anything away since they should have got the report in the last week or so.
I know I asked All the informed sources are saying orignal route which is thankfully the first piece of sense to come out of the Navan rail project in ages It will be very interesting to see how they deal with the Trocaire Box houses in Killmessan (thats what the locals call them) |
Apart from the original route with only minor deviations is the emerging preferred route out of 9 surveyed, and that it is to presented to Meath County Council asap
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Sorry, should have mentioned that they have it now
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Haven't looked at MoT for a while - that map is swishy.
Are there any proposals to run shuttles from Pace to Fairyhouse on race days? |
I could see it happening alright - few coach operators and you are off
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Aren't the big meetings there on a Weekend, a time when IE provide a reduced service/no service to many stations.....
ha ha, only serious... |
I wonder if an announcement will be dependent on the result of the Clonsilla-Pace inquiry.
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Well holy god folks, its already started up in Meath. Original alignment emerges as preferred route and then the headbangers come out from the woodwork. From the Meath Chronicle. So hot it burns!
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In the west of Ireland, planning means nothing. In the east, its the ****e that binds together not much and nothing at all. The Banjo will have cobwebs on it and certain rail people will be eating their words. Its politics in Ireland and its very predictable. |
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I'd almost print that on a t-shirt! :D |
From the Guide to being a Local Polititian:
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Carefull consideration should be given to also inserting the following line: "They have their Luases and Darts and trains and night buses - what have we got?" |
So if only we'd pushed for multiple WRC route options to be investigated we could have seen it sunk! Lesson learned. Politics in Oireland isn't just local, it's myopic.
The Navan link is to be held up by Meath people while the WRC motors ahead. What a country. |
The fundamental problem, I think, is that councillors will be allowed to **** up these plans to their heart's content, because people don't have a clue what's going on. I live in Dunshaughlin, amongst people who spend hours in cars and on buses every day. They hate it and they'll moan about it, but they don't see the train as a realistic alternative. As far as most people are concerned, it ain't gonna happen. This is simply because they are aware, on some level, of the dithering that'll go on for years to come.
But everyone just accepts this. There is no pressure on politicians to just get on with it and build the bloody thing. It just isn't an issue. Knowledge of any plans to rebuild the railway is minimal. It's certainly not something I've ever heard discussed in the pub. People will probably contradict me on this, but in reality, the kind of person posting on this forum is the kind of person who cares about the railway to Navan. For the majority it's a non-issue, which is a shame. |
Except on the WRC an alternative route would have been a better idea for Galway commuters (bend the track in towards Oranmore and don't bother with the cattle stops)
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Navan rail line would be good but is IE not short of Commuter Railcars?
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Not when the 22ks free up 29ks - or so IE says anyway...
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Well done Eoin. |
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