That railway network is so fucking sexy I want it back.
passenger-train heavy-rail corridors are viable when we’re moving many many thousands of people a day through that corridor.
Much of today’s network doesn’t come close to that, let alone the network as it was in 1920.
If we were starting today, we’d probably build Cork – Dublin – Belfast, and that might be it.
A lot of these lines were not commuter dependent, and the arrival of buses meant far great route variety and timetable frequency.
Many lines were single track and at best had one train a day.
Don’t forget that Achill had a railway connection too
The line between Mullingar and Athlone isn’t open, which is a bit sad.
I can’t think of a single thing that didn’t exist in 1920 but does today that may be the cause of this
People living in Donegal need to realise that if they live in the back arse of nowhere, they get back arse of nowhere infrastructure.
There are far more viable rail networks to be built before building one to donegal
A lot of the unused tracks are being turned into greenways, such a fantastic idea, imagine being able to cycle or walk all over the country without having to be worried about traffic, major boost for tourism too I’d say.
Sure this looks bad now, but let’s see how you feel when we overlay the availability of PS5s in both time periods. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Galway to Clifden closed in 1935
Alternatively, let’s build a wall at the narrowest point and keep those Donegal fuckers fenced in where they belong.
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That railway network is so fucking sexy I want it back.
passenger-train heavy-rail corridors are viable when we’re moving many many thousands of people a day through that corridor.
Much of today’s network doesn’t come close to that, let alone the network as it was in 1920.
If we were starting today, we’d probably build Cork – Dublin – Belfast, and that might be it.
A lot of these lines were not commuter dependent, and the arrival of buses meant far great route variety and timetable frequency.
Many lines were single track and at best had one train a day.
Don’t forget that Achill had a railway connection too
The line between Mullingar and Athlone isn’t open, which is a bit sad.
I can’t think of a single thing that didn’t exist in 1920 but does today that may be the cause of this
People living in Donegal need to realise that if they live in the back arse of nowhere, they get back arse of nowhere infrastructure.
There are far more viable rail networks to be built before building one to donegal
A lot of the unused tracks are being turned into greenways, such a fantastic idea, imagine being able to cycle or walk all over the country without having to be worried about traffic, major boost for tourism too I’d say.
Sure this looks bad now, but let’s see how you feel when we overlay the availability of PS5s in both time periods. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Galway to Clifden closed in 1935
Alternatively, let’s build a wall at the narrowest point and keep those Donegal fuckers fenced in where they belong.