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No , no greenway.

She's brand spanking new so it ill cost ya

Just freight is my understanding

@@dronehawk why no passenger

​@jM-ez7fq it's being built because Europe says any major port that can be practically connected by rail , must be connected by rail , so it's only being built to rail freight standard and signalling. Also , all the existing stations along the line are now private homes so any passenger services would require new stations to be built which wasn't in the planning or funding.

It's going to be used for freight, to and from Foynes port (which is planned for a major upgrade) It doesn't need a double track, though it probably would be no harm to reserve the land in case plans ever changed in the future.

Most of Ireland's rail network is single track, and on any priority list for doubling, Limerick to Foynes would be currently be very, very low down; it has not yet established any need for doubling. Lines such as the inter-city route: Cherryville Junction (where the Waterford line branches from the Cork-Dublin line) to Carlow or to Kilkenny City (to name but one example off the top of my head) would be much higher up in terms of priority.

It was easy to get this through planning as they are only replacing like for like . Adding a second track would have huge engineering and environmental challenges , changing existing bridge structures and tearing up miles and miles of hedgerows to accommodate the second track. The underpass for the N69 would make double tracking unfeasible also.

@@odunadhaigh That makes sense.

@@dronehawk Of course. That would be an enormous undertaking. I suppose they’re not anticipating very many freight trains.

The temporary siding is only to park the rail transporter while its loading. I too don't understand why there's no passing loops at Ballingarrane or how the freight will get to the portside and what that freight will be. That's what makes this project so interesting. Im sure someone above my paygrade has this all worked out !

@@dronehawk "or how the freight will get to the portside". I'd imagine that that's another part of the overall project. This will be within the estate of the Port of Foynes, and the configuration of such sidings would be determined by the port company in conjunction with its maritime customers.

Same for Askeaton , both have young kids living there , must be a worry there's gonna be live trains passing inches from the door .

@@dronehawk speaking of which, I hope these kids are train enthusiasts too It must be really cool to be living beside a railway line and to watch trains passing your house all the time. Just as long as they know the dangers of trespassing on the tracks

Trains passing near or through centres of population is not a new thing. They’ve been around for more than 150 years.

@@radharcanna I know, it's being renewed for that area The neglectance ends here

They already filed an objection to the raising of the river bridge. Irish Rail wanted to raise it for flood prevention and have added provision to the bridge to accommodate that in the future. But with ABP being so backlogged, it looks as if they'll reinstate it in the original position to avoid holding up the project.

Dunno but theyre building a new motorway to it as well

Do you think this new motorway is a good idea​@@dronehawk

Cant see how the railway can compete with the railway.​@tomfitzpatrick7335

Are you claiming no business case for the investment? I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest IR aren't in the business of splashing out on a whim. BTW, The Uckfield Turnback is rather longer. 🙂

From the port road to the buffer stops will be double tracked with cross over points , so the track nearest the port will be available for freight on/off loads . What actual freight remains to be seen.

Freight from where to where

Some customers would be hesitant about signing up for a railway that doesn't yet exist. Loops and yards will, in part, be configured to the needs of customers. In any case you provide no evidence that there are no customers.

I believe Foynes port has an agreement with Rotterdam port for supply green hydrogen produced in Ireland to the mainland.

It's really the other way round , they're extending the motorway to Foynes , just happens they have to bypass Adare in the process

No , nobody knows . And It won't be container traffic as Foynes doesn't have Gantry Cranes .

Good question, can the rail compete cost wise now that a motorway will connect Foynes . The Dublin to Cork motorway killed off freight traffic in Cork

Thanks for that . Yes few realise the many many hours these take to capture and edit

I only lost sight when flying a few feet above the river beds .At that altitude there's no risk to planes persons or property . It was late evening work had stopped for the day. All other shots were line of sight. There's far worse than me out out there . Go troll some one else

@@dronehawk I'm not trolling, you commented on my videos before with advice. I'm just returning the favour. There is no way you had line of sight up alongside SuperValu. Just letting you know for yours and others safety.

Yes , i lost sight rounding the bend , but considering Im not flying over people ​or that there's any possibility of an encountering a aircraft at this altitude I did stray briefly beyond line of sight . lt happens. I'm sure you agree it not as risky as flying well over 1500 feet in a zone where the legal limit is only 150 feet in a area where aircraft are liable to be. While I am happy you now have embraced the drone rules so much I see you haven't put up any new videos of your own recently. Have you stopped flying ? I have got my fair share of criticism when I was first starting out and did some stupid shit myself. @jaybeecork

@@dronehawk Your condescension is astounding. You know what you did. You know why you posted before.

Correct. And that will presumably make a greenway uber expensive in this instance.

Try and swing by next week, see if much has changed

@@dronehawkwaiting for you to fly over Celtic Interconnecter

Can't move in ANY direction lately without hitting road works .

There's a giant hill between the two , which is why the railway never went beyond Youghal. Even if they put a greenway in , it be too steep for most cyclists, except the lycra clad crowd.

It was legally sold back to farmers/land owners in the late 1990's

Not taken. Bought fair and square.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” I don't see the relevance ?

Me too , I live there