South East on Track, a new organisation that campaigns for improved rail transport and connectivity across the South East of Ireland.
Dec 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 1/4 Many of you will have seen articles recently with @wlrfm@WaterfordNS@KKPeopleNews on the future of the Barrow Bridge on the #Wexford to #Waterford rail line. @IrishRail have announced that the bridge will be pinned open due to a ship collision in Feb 2022
2/4 The bridge is an engineering marvel (almost 1/2 a mile long) that has functioned since 1906 - this video from @tidesntales gives you an idea of its scale and the opening & closing mechanism Several trains crossed the bridge in 2022 (after the accident)
Jun 30, 2022 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
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There's been a lot of discussion recently about @Dept_Transport not releasing the modelling for the Strategic Rail Review or the Waterford-Limerick upgrades. Here's why modelling is important (there's maths involved - please bear with us)
The draft Waterford Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy #WMATS is currently open to public consultation til July 12. Buried in it is an analysis of a commuter rail network for Waterford - 3 trains an hour Carrick-on-Suir-Rosslare, Waterford-New Ross & 2 per hr Kilkenny-Waterford
