Irish Rail Weed Sprayer - Moate, Athlone-Mullingar - June 1997 

Yes it caught a few branches or two during its journey through the jungle!

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen. The sprayer believe it or not ran up to around 2003/4 on that line, it's featured on one of the Markle DVDs. Yes Moate looks terrible but the track has recently been tidied up for the new walkway!www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/74485/greenway-project-on-track-for-summer-opening

That's actually a great idea for the old line, is the track being kept?

irish rail trains They are keeping the track but trains may not return for many years. The route was formerly the mainline to Galway and the west until those trains were diverted to Heuston via Portarlington, but the old line remained an extremely useful for GAA specials and PWD trains up to the mid 1990s and early 2000s, so it could have a future if lines get busy again but that's no likely for now :(

bannis27 Thanks Dave for your message, yes that is no problem using the footage as long as you credit it to Colm O'Callaghan, the person who originally recorded the video. Good luck with the video, like to see it when complete.

Greenfly

Yes it remains a very fast and direct route, sitting idle all these years, interesting to see how it develops.

Hello eiretrains great happy help need you very much thanks welcomed you ok I hope well good railways from athlone-moate-mullingar good running fast train from Galway athlone-moate-mullingar to Dublin Connolly station great well timetable irishrail and from Westport/ballina -athlone-moate-mullingar to Dublin Connolly station train great wow fast time routes good Dublin Connolly station well very strong welcome hope loco 071 /201 test at moate railways good running night mail to Galway line moate station good hug further details more railways Irish rail hug better happy hug welcome wow try further information new open railway from athlone/moate railway station to mullingar any information help need with irishrail information welcome hug pleased ok cheers bye from Mark Curran deaf Dublin Ireland

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