Really great video, re-opening the line would be a great boost to the region making Galway Westport or Ballina Limerick possible offering great choice to passengers
A unique, historical & fantastic video and great to see the Western corridor from the perspective of a driver, including the stations & level crossings on N17. Also the scenery and time of year is similar to that on the cine film taken of the Railcar going from Claremorris to Kiltimagh in 1981.
Fantastic but very sad video. Glad to have it to say I travelled it a long time ago. Interesting to see that most of the over bridges seem to be wide enough for double track. Thanks for that.
I thought this line was so broken up only cyclists could use it!! Bring back our railways in the west and stop the bs. Connectivity for the abandoned west it's time we spoke up for our region!
Too many levels crossings between Claremorris and Tuam for modern rail passenger transport. However from Tuam to Athenry that is a sweet section of well built and level crossing free railway and could well be reopened for commuters. Great video thanks
I was on a special train from Limerick over that stretch in September 1990 and decay was setting in at that stage. Then the line had a small renaissance with the rerouting of the "Coal and Oil" trains but once Asahi folded that was it. Would be nice if they could find a use for the full "radial" route from Rosslare all the way to Sligo. Keep those videos coming and happy 2019!
@@petermernagh9991 sure you'd drive it quicker by truck via Dublin. An hour and 3/4 even from Athenry to Limerick by rail. And then a run-around. Then two hours to Waterford, another. That's if there are no delays or long timetabled waits for crossings. Probably close to eight hours Sligo - Rosslare via Limerick. No quicker than via Connolly either.
I've been sharing this a bit online when discussions come up regarding opening the line v greenways. Tuam has the second highest commuter population into Galway city, in the county. The stretch between Tuam & Athenry is either in a trough or mound so both doesn't seem an option.
Máire Daly not really certain what you mean but with regard to reopening as a transport facility, where’s there’s a will there’s a way! I really can’t see Tuam Athenry being a cycling Mecca and drawing in the tourists!
@@SouthernYard I'm with you there, I think the green-way campaign is wildly optimistic with regard to the economic benefits... full of folk who have no interest in cycling or it's infrastructure with regard to policy.
Hi Peter, no this was a different day. I do have a video of the day D Fearn travelled but to ensure respect to all who travelled that day it won’t appear online.
Mm as Ive said before, it all comes down to economics! The major cost of any railway is the P/way. If that runs thru an urban area (eg DART or LUAS in Ath Cliath), that mainly fixed cost can be spread amongst many users/passengers. But in a rural area with fewer users, the cost per user rises. Indeed the other part of CIE (ie Bus Eireann) prob does an Expressway route between Claremorris and Athenry (Galway) and that for BE, is more cost effective. But a summer heritage/ tourist railway is a possibility: tho the unsubsidised cost would be high (eg the famous Ffestionig in N Wales runs but fares are high,even with much volunteer support).
SouthernYard Where were the Barriers on the Western Rail Corridor controlled from?.Was it from a little small Hut at the Level Crossing or from something like in Athlone that control's all the West of Ireland Crossings and Signals.When were the Signal Lights turned off?.Were they left on all the time from when it closed to passenger services in the 1960s?.Also why is it today the Lights and Barriers at the Crossings are gone?.
