Is there any other country putting so much effort into minimising public transport?
Impressive that shit now looks shitter
Infrastructure here is so run down that to bring it up to standard and develop it needs to be done with an all-Ireland economy in mind to justify it.
Id like to see metros built connecting the airport to Belfast and a belfast lough loop.
Given a recent article about the CFO or someone stating at a Stormont committee that Translink is short on funds, I don’t anticipate the Lisburn-Antrim line to be reactivated any time soon.
That said… be thankful that the line hasn’t been dismantled and built over. The line from Portadown to Armagh has been built over, the line from Portadown to Omagh has been built over, and the line between Dungannon and Cookstown has been considerably built over. That’s before we mention the old narrow gauge lines, or acknowledge much of the County Down rail lines, of which the only examples remaining are the Bangor line, and the heritage railway between Downpatrick and Inch Abbey.
With sufficient funding, any lines which are still in existence, even if disused, can be rebuilt in full and electrified.
The train line to the international from Antrim needs to be reopened asap
Crumblin’ Train Station
At that point in 2008 it had been closed for around 5 years
Nice to see something allowed to return to nature in this day and age.
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Is there any other country putting so much effort into minimising public transport?
Impressive that shit now looks shitter
Infrastructure here is so run down that to bring it up to standard and develop it needs to be done with an all-Ireland economy in mind to justify it.
Id like to see metros built connecting the airport to Belfast and a belfast lough loop.
Given a recent article about the CFO or someone stating at a Stormont committee that Translink is short on funds, I don’t anticipate the Lisburn-Antrim line to be reactivated any time soon.
That said… be thankful that the line hasn’t been dismantled and built over. The line from Portadown to Armagh has been built over, the line from Portadown to Omagh has been built over, and the line between Dungannon and Cookstown has been considerably built over. That’s before we mention the old narrow gauge lines, or acknowledge much of the County Down rail lines, of which the only examples remaining are the Bangor line, and the heritage railway between Downpatrick and Inch Abbey.
With sufficient funding, any lines which are still in existence, even if disused, can be rebuilt in full and electrified.
The train line to the international from Antrim needs to be reopened asap
Crumblin’ Train Station
At that point in 2008 it had been closed for around 5 years
Nice to see something allowed to return to nature in this day and age.
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