Foynes Line

Modify the bridges? As in demolish them and rebuild them wider?

Greenway brigade have no appreciation of the engineering complications and cost that adding in a greenway would involve. They think it is just an easy job of oh yeah we will stick on a greenway there while they are at it. There are huge implications that they cannot see.

Thanks for this. Gosh, 20 years of the Irish weather certainly takes no prisoners.

No evidence of further work between Colbert Station and Dooradoyle

Any update folks, has construction started?

I had a feeling this would come in the next few days. It's a no brainer if they ever do passenger services in the future.

The biggest hospital in the region is also close by. They are already running a shuttle bus from Garryowen rugby to the hospital because of parking issues so a shuttle to the station would be easy.

Access at Limerick will be an issue. The Foynes line merges at Limerick Check facing away from the station so it would require a Killarney-style reverse. There used to be a direct curve from platform 4 to a bridge over Carey's Road but it was removed in the mid 70s after the North Kerry line closed.

I don't think the idea is to get people from Colbert to Raheen.

More to open up West Limerick as a more enticing place to live for people working in the industrial estate or hospital.

That's the point though, without a network of stations it'd be pointless. And without a plan to density sites around potential stations then it won't happen. Our new development plan doesn't do this and it won't be replaced until 2032.

Well we are certainly not getting 100% perfection from our cars. All anyone ever seems to do is complain about their commute but yet many are hostile to other options.

I don't see why Limerick can't have the likes of Little Island or Oranmore.

Again I don't think the suggestion is Colbert to Raheen. That is well served as you say.

It would give West Limerick people 3 important destination options in the industrial estate, hospital (West Limerick I know from work has serious connectivity problems for access to care) and city centre. Obviously the issue with platform connection to Colbert needs to be solved as has been mentioned.

If you think a car is easier try drive to Adare or Foynes on a winters night.

Not sure what your asking.

Well there is no talk about rebuilding old lines to NCW or Kerry so I am talking about along the line that is currently being rebuilt to Foynes.

Wouldnt take much to reinstate that curve. All in Irish rail / government ownership afaik.

I think once the line is done the political pressure will be massive because people will just very very confused as to why a line was rebuilt for nothing*. We are talking about a place where people want a spur to Shannon so they won't put up with an actual working line doing nothing*

* Most people will have no clue it was to get Foynes some special EU rating or whatever.