Train line boundary wall

paddylonglegs

Hi folks,

Thought I would ask on here before I contact Irish rail.

Our estate has a boundary wall which has a rail line on the other side. We are beginning an estate tidy up and a lot of plants on the rail side are growing over the wall which is unsightly and making the wall quite dirty.

I'm wondering who would be best to contact about this to see if the plants can be maintained and tidied by Irish rail?

Any info would be great

Fighting Tao

As you said it's Irish Rails side so the first point of contact would obviously be them but there's nothing stopping you trimming the parts that are encroaching your estate.

flyingsnail

I would say you can trim your side of the wall without any problems but I would say your best bet would be contact the community liaison office.

community.liaison@irishrail.ie

Butter

Before you do anything make sure its not Japanese knotweed first of all! Its common along railway lines.

paddylonglegs

Butter wrote: »

Before you do anything make sure its not Japanese knotweed first of all! Its common along railway lines.

Ah thanks! Don't think it is, more like an evergreen bush type scenario.

Thanks for all the info guys

Losty Dublin

I'd contact them first off in case any work that you do disturbs and damages the wall. Irish Rail have crews out all the time that deal with vegetation and the like; play it nicely with them and stress that you don't want to risk track trespass and the like and they might even do it for free as a goodwill gesture

paddylonglegs

Losty Dublin wrote: »

I'd contact them first off in case any work that you do disturbs and damages the wall. Irish Rail have crews out all the time that deal with vegetation and the like; play it nicely with them and stress that you don't want to risk track trespass and the like and they might even do it for free as a goodwill gesture

Might do it for free? You mean maintain their own growth?

Isambard

no he means they might add a job to their schedule that they might not otherwise have done for years more, thus saving the OP the expense/effort of trimming back overhanging bits.

Del.Monte

IE would be delighted to hear from the OP as there's one thing that they are good at, it's slash and burn - whether it's lineside vegetation, old buildings or 'redundant' locomotives and rolling stock.