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Originally Posted by byrneeo
Talking about this, does anyone know anything in relation to the old Derry-Portadown line? As far as I'm aware, a large portion of the alignment remains in place, as do a number of the bridges. Does anyone know of any cost estimates (even fairly unresearched ones) for putting this back in place? I mean, they want to re-open the ulster canal to bring 'economic regeneration'. Surely the railway line could do the same?
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Last figure I had was well in excess of £ 400 million. Also, whilst much of the trackbed remains in situ in rural areas of the route, it has been seriously compromised by quite deliberately sited new roads particularly in Omagh and Strabane. the Northern DRD Roads Service are well known for their absolute loathing of any form of rail transport