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Manulla Junction-Ballina Line to be closed!

nayorleck114 · 2009-07-17 09:19:02

Manulla Junction-Ballina Line to be closed! This country is going backwards!. Anytime i use that train from Ballina to Dublin its always 80% full. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0717/1224250849029.html

17-07-2009 10:19AM

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nayorleck114

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Manulla Junction-Ballina Line to be closed!

This country is going backwards!. Anytime i use that train from Ballina to Dublin its always 80% full.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0717/1224250849029.html

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#2 17-07-2009 06:11PM

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Minimal saving as it is a spur off the Dubliln Westport line. Also I understand there is some freight traffic from Coca Cola

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#3 26-07-2009 11:01PM

Thanx 4 The Fish

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Used to jump out at Manulla junction, go across the platform and walk home back in the day and as the lad has said. Always seems to be quite full.

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#4 02-08-2009 10:32PM

dennistuam

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good job there are closing never seems to be anyone on it
and the big hold up it causes
a mini bus would collect all thats on it

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