Topic: Ballina

Irish Rail 071 class engine 085 in charge of the morning tanker service from Dublin Port to Ballina

Ireland at the dawn of a new future for rail freight

A comprehensive All Island Strategic Rail Review is set to bring significant improvements to all of Ireland’s railway network, with a particular emphasis on enhancing rail freight connectivity. The review, jointly commissioned by the Republic...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Ireland’s new Waterford intermodal service

Multi-national logistics operator XPO, in collaboration with the Irish national operator, has announced a second weekly intermodal service between Ballina and the Port of Waterford. The service will start in June, less than a year...Read more
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Brexit backlog suspends Irish rail freight

Regular rail freight services between Dublin Port and the intermodal terminal at Ballina in the north-west of Ireland have been suspended. The extraordinary cause is a backlog of cargo in the port, which operators blame...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

New Irish freight service launched

Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail puts faith in rail freight with a new twice-weekly service. The national rail operator in the Irish Republic has taken a bold step towards environmentally sustainable logistics by announcing a...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton