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Athlone-Mullingar Rail link

demanufactured · 2011-06-01 09:44:55

Does anyone Know when the last passanger services ran on this line?? I used to live near it in athlone and I have memories of friehgt trains running it during the 90s Its in a sorry state in parts now with rotton/burnt sleepers from fires. Moate station is some state aswell.

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#62 29-07-2013 08:31PM

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Just on this interesting subject, would anyone think there would be an interest to run a line / restore some old line from Belfast to Galway via Cavan, Mullingar, Athlone? or was there any line there originally? & why did it close??

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#63 29-07-2013 08:31PM

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What is a sleeper in Castletown?

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#64 29-07-2013 08:45PM

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will Inny Junction to Belfast ever reopen as a railway line....:D

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#65 29-07-2013 10:00PM

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I see that one of these has just been inserted into this thread!
So here's a picture of one

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#66 29-07-2013 10:17PM

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Given that the IRRS is housed in IE property in heuston Station, to be fair to them it wouldn't be a good idea for them to slagg off IE. There are plenty others in the press and indivuiduals who will not be behind the door in pointing out any perceived faults of IE....

J Day's point re Athlone is very valid.

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#67 29-07-2013 10:48PM

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I see that one of these has just been inserted into this thread!
So here's a picture of one

a catch point?

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