I'm from a village a mile east of the crossing @ 20:37 and am ashamed to admit that I have never been on the train between Ballina and Manulla, so it's interesting to see familiar landmarks from this perspective. It's also an eye opener to how dangerous those crossings around Straide were before they were opened up further. Each year I have to bring trailers of turf across them and on a 40 year old tractor, it tests the nerves.
Looking back on events now, I'd say that if the economic slump hadn't happened in 2007/8, the Burma Road might have had a chance of reinstatement under Phase 3 of the WRC. It does look like its best chance has now long gone. Even Athenry-Claremorris looks to have been forgotten about.
There’s no longer manual signalling and the signal cabin is closed. Just used for staff to access the 2nd platform without having to cross the footbridge.
