Icon of Irish rail freight consigned to history
Towering over the Irish port of Waterford for the best part of half a century, the gantry container crane has been as much a part…
Last week of Ireland’s all-island rail network consultation
Governments in Belfast and Dublin have reminded all stakeholders that the pubic consultation on the future of Ireland’s railways ends on Friday. The process will…
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…
Freight features in joint Irish plans
Increased use of rail freight is a desired outcome for a new study of railway utilisation in Ireland. A joint initiative has been proposed by…
Western Corridor debate could ‘unify’ UK and Ireland
Irish politicians have joined in the debate over completing a gap in the network which supporters say would radically alter the appeal of rail freight…
Ireland: Western Rail Corridor viability defended
Industry, community and political voices have refuted a report that casts doubt on completing a rebirth of rail connections on Ireland’s West Coast. They say…
Irish freight struggles to make case for Western Rail Corridor
The case for reopening a rail route along the west coast of Ireland is poor, despite interest in mixed traffic. The prospect of freight traffic…
UK Network Rail chairman to review ‘union connectivity’
Sir Peter Hendy, the chairman of the infrastructure management agency Network Rail, has been appointed by the government in London to examine transport links between…