Quick video showing the route from Mogeely to Youghal , which will open on the 19th December . Renovations of the Youghal Railway Station Site will continue for 2025. Buy me a coffee ? buy.stripe.com...
Thanks for a great video and update 👏👏 shame it couldn’t have been saved as a railway but it’s better to have the greenway than being built on and lost forever.
The one thing that gets me is how there are some parts of the route that has had private development on it despite the fact it's still owned by Irish Rail, it was a similar situation on the Tralee to Fenit line as well
Amazing project, I wish something similar would be done here near Bantry, where the train ended long time ago (sixties). Thanks for showing, excellent footage, as always!
Thanks for keeping us posted. The outcome is very handsome. Almost O T T and more like a road with no cars than a greenway. I wonder how the disabled will use it . Electric wheelchairs perhaps. Please fly over on a fine Saturday in May to see what use is being made of it. Text book outcome by recent graduates from the school of rural planning with generous funding.
Wonderful video, thank you 👏🏼 While it is a shame to think what could have been achieved with a commuter train-line from Youghal to Cork, we can think of what will be with the tourism boost along this wonderful coastline.
With East Cork expanding the railway line should have been reopened and you could still have the bicycle track beside it. Another waste of money as usual. If the line was rebuilt east Cork would see massive improvements. Another belly full of millions spent which is nothing unusual for Ireland. Add it to the list lads!!
how this was allowed to happen should be criminal. The old railway should have been restored and electrified and a proper commuter town plan for Killeagh, Mogeely, Ypughal and Castlemartyr be drawn up. A greenway should have been created from Youghal through Redbarn, Knockadoon, Garryvoe, Ballycotton, Cloyne, Ballinacurra, and back into Midleton but that would have taken time, money, and planning which the government or the councils didn't want
@@johnmoynihan5390 That would have taken Billions and people still wouldn't have used the train. Thousands of cars pass midelton every day and don't use its train service.
Well made and edited video. A National shame this railway has not been put back into service for Cork commuters and reducing road CO2. Good to see most of the crossings are now over bridges, so when sense prevails and this daft greenway is ripped up too facilitate rail once again at least they won't have many crossings to manage making the rail restoration more economic. There are two great greenways in Ireland, Westport and Waterford. Both incredible economic successes and with incredible scenery, who wants to cycle 20km along boring hedgerows or through featureless wetlands. Same with the Mullingar to Athlone greenway bog boring and an economic failure. Ireland needs to restore more rail connections for our economy, diversification away from Dublin area, and quality of life. The strategic all island rail review recommends ripping up some of the stupid greenways and restoring to rail. Look at the success of phase one of the western rail corridor, after a few years of minimal pax numbers there is now so much demand they have to timetable more trains. At least Foynes line restoration is underway, and plans to reinstate mullingar to Athlone on the board with the greenway to go.
The "daft greenway "is a god send for everyone who uses it a corridor of clean air and safe place for everyone from toddler's to oap's to exercise and stay healthy, maybe if you spent some time on it like hundreds of us do every week you would realise what a fantastic amenity it is
@ Yes I understand the benefits of greenways and cycle greenways, but there are greater benefits for more people returning this line to active rail use. Especially in this era of urgent climate action by taking thousands of cars of the commuter route to cork city, and improving quality of life for people who live in Youghal but work in or near Cork city.
Youghal isn't the same since they took perky bears away from its original location, man it was so great with the spiral stairs overlooking the beach, now what's there, horrible apartments...will for sure be using this new lane for a good cycle though! Would be better if you had the ghost train and corkscrew slide out the back of perks to look forward to though 😢😂
I can’t get over the amount of money being spent down south. Bypasses, bridges, greenways, railways. Here in the north west, nothing is being done. Absolutely nothing.
Another terrible mistake! I sincerely hope it’s the last! Thank god the Athenry to Claremorris line will reopen soon and then on to Sligo. Crazy how some want to rip it up spending 50m to have a bicycle track. Mind boggling!
They have no intention of reopening the track to Sligo. The north west is currently in the bottom 7% of regions in the EU for infrastructure. There is no funding coming for the track beyond Claremorris and the N17 scheme was killed by Eamonn Ryan.
@@adriant1017 The north west has 17.5% of the country’s population and gets 5.5% of infrastructure projects exceeding €20 million. Very much on the hind teat.
Reopening Athenry to Claremorris makes sense to me, but Claremorris to Sligo would be a much bigger challenge. Even when it was first built, it was built to a poorer standard, so you'd bearly be starting from scratch if you were to decide to re-open it.
It’s clear from the design of this (very expensive) greenway that they’ve made it very prohibitive to reinstate a railway. While IÉ may say it’s technically possible to have both side by side, the design here hasn’t incorporated that. What IÉ are not saying is what it would cost. This is what will make it prohibitive to reinstate. Those narrow bridges look too narrow for rail traffic, all the stations would need to be totally ripped up again,the alignment straightened where the greenway serves trees or trespassing. The cost will be significant. It’s highly doubtful the locals would allow this fabulous amenity to be ripped up and reinstated 10 metres to the left, that might take another 5 years. What politician is going to agree to that.
Meanwhile Cork East City traffic continues to be a gridlock even with the upgrade of the Dunkettle interchange. This Rail line would have been the lifesaver for for many but SADLY the Greedy Greens thought it was a great idea to rip up the rail line.
Nothing to do with the greens. You can thank the Fine Gael Councillors in the East Cork constituency for not supporting reinstating the railway line and approving the Greenway
Great video and well presented. but......... The buses dont come, if and when they do, the drivers' mood is often the deciding factor as to whether they let our kids on or not, some have an onboard card machine, some don't, drivers just shut the doors rudely no matter the circumstances for the kid that day ( one day my son was sitting a LC exam in the city ) its a disgrace. What we really needed was a commuter train, end of. This will not be widely used, and although beautiful NOW, it won't be for long, and it'll be nothing but a hot bed for anti-social activity. I note there's no lighting on it within a few meters outside the towns - how long before the first SA with easy routes for escape? It's more than a missed opportunity but a complete disaster, in my humble opinion. 😢 all of that without ever mentioning the expense...... 😮
By the way, you do know that in the recently (not so publisised) capital €595bn expenditure document for (I think?) 2050, there's a plan for a railway line from tralee to Cork and onto Rosslare??? 😂😂😂 it's comedic.... even that gowl green MEP Grace 'whatever her name is' (now ousted) proposed and backed the plan having been instrument in getting this done..... I mean..... WTF? 😅
Cycled it at the weekend, really enjoyed it. Fantastic to see so many people using it.
Thanks for a great video and update 👏👏 shame it couldn’t have been saved as a railway but it’s better to have the greenway than being built on and lost forever.
It hasnt been used as a railway in 60 years. It's not like people have suddenly lost an important amenity
Our trains matter
It has to be a railway again
The one thing that gets me is how there are some parts of the route that has had private development on it despite the fact it's still owned by Irish Rail, it was a similar situation on the Tralee to Fenit line as well
Looks fantastic, as a child I travelled those railway tracks a million times, can’t wait to do it again!
It's a Joy..thank You everyone involved !
Great video can’t wait to get the bike and head down
Amazing project, I wish something similar would be done here near Bantry, where the train ended long time ago (sixties). Thanks for showing, excellent footage, as always!
Thanks for keeping us posted. The outcome is very handsome. Almost O T T and more like a road with no cars than a greenway. I wonder how the disabled will use it . Electric wheelchairs perhaps. Please fly over on a fine Saturday in May to see what use is being made of it. Text book outcome by recent graduates from the school of rural planning with generous funding.
Wonderful video, thank you 👏🏼
While it is a shame to think what could have been achieved with a commuter train-line from Youghal to Cork, we can think of what will be with the tourism boost along this wonderful coastline.
With East Cork expanding the railway line should have been reopened and you could still have the bicycle track beside it. Another waste of money as usual. If the line was rebuilt east Cork would see massive improvements. Another belly full of millions spent which is nothing unusual for Ireland. Add it to the list lads!!
A missed opportunity on a massive scale.
how this was allowed to happen should be criminal. The old railway should have been restored and electrified and a proper commuter town plan for Killeagh, Mogeely, Ypughal and Castlemartyr be drawn up. A greenway should have been created from Youghal through Redbarn, Knockadoon, Garryvoe, Ballycotton, Cloyne, Ballinacurra, and back into Midleton but that would have taken time, money, and planning which the government or the councils didn't want
@@johnmoynihan5390 That would have taken Billions and people still wouldn't have used the train. Thousands of cars pass midelton every day and don't use its train service.
Surely a light rail/tram system could of been installed to connect these town and greenway of sorts also alongside
Nonsense. It was hedges and nettles for decades. Greenway retains the option. Otherwise there’d be more squatters and encroachment.
Blame Shane Ross tbh
Wouldn’t it be something to see that Loco Turntable restored. Hope to be in Middleton on Thursday morning.
It has been , hence the weather shield. Some of the track work leading to it is also being retained I think. Should be a nice feature when finished
Well made and edited video. A National shame this railway has not been put back into service for Cork commuters and reducing road CO2. Good to see most of the crossings are now over bridges, so when sense prevails and this daft greenway is ripped up too facilitate rail once again at least they won't have many crossings to manage making the rail restoration more economic. There are two great greenways in Ireland, Westport and Waterford. Both incredible economic successes and with incredible scenery, who wants to cycle 20km along boring hedgerows or through featureless wetlands. Same with the Mullingar to Athlone greenway bog boring and an economic failure. Ireland needs to restore more rail connections for our economy, diversification away from Dublin area, and quality of life. The strategic all island rail review recommends ripping up some of the stupid greenways and restoring to rail. Look at the success of phase one of the western rail corridor, after a few years of minimal pax numbers there is now so much demand they have to timetable more trains. At least Foynes line restoration is underway, and plans to reinstate mullingar to Athlone on the board with the greenway to go.
All those crossings too narrow and too low for current rolling stock .
The "daft greenway "is a god send for everyone who uses it a corridor of clean air and safe place for everyone from toddler's to oap's to exercise and stay healthy, maybe if you spent some time on it like hundreds of us do every week you would realise what a fantastic amenity it is
@ Yes I understand the benefits of greenways and cycle greenways, but there are greater benefits for more people returning this line to active rail use. Especially in this era of urgent climate action by taking thousands of cars of the commuter route to cork city, and improving quality of life for people who live in Youghal but work in or near Cork city.
Youghal isn't the same since they took perky bears away from its original location, man it was so great with the spiral stairs overlooking the beach, now what's there, horrible apartments...will for sure be using this new lane for a good cycle though! Would be better if you had the ghost train and corkscrew slide out the back of perks to look forward to though 😢😂
Should have been kept a railway line for future development of east cork commuter belt and get traffic off the roads. Still its very impressive.
1:26 , 1:33 wonder why is there that road marking at those bridges?
Its just to make sure everyone keeps to their own side under the confines of the overpass , as there is no room to swerve out of the way .
Should of extend the midelton train service instead
Course they should , they'll rebuild the foynes line in under 2 years , this has taken 5.
Poor competition for the Waterford Greenway.
I can’t get over the amount of money being spent down south. Bypasses, bridges, greenways, railways. Here in the north west, nothing is being done. Absolutely nothing.
When will this connect with the Glounthaune greenway?
Won't be for a few years . The section from Carrigtwohill to Midleton has to be built first
Another terrible mistake! I sincerely hope it’s the last! Thank god the Athenry to Claremorris line will reopen soon and then on to Sligo. Crazy how some want to rip it up spending 50m to have a bicycle track. Mind boggling!
They have no intention of reopening the track to Sligo. The north west is currently in the bottom 7% of regions in the EU for infrastructure. There is no funding coming for the track beyond Claremorris and the N17 scheme was killed by Eamonn Ryan.
They had right to keep the trains would take a lot of the traffic from the road s and way less accidents such a pity
@@DreynoI hear you. But just wait and see. It’ll happen. 😊
@@adriant1017 The north west has 17.5% of the country’s population and gets 5.5% of infrastructure projects exceeding €20 million. Very much on the hind teat.
Reopening Athenry to Claremorris makes sense to me, but Claremorris to Sligo would be a much bigger challenge. Even when it was first built, it was built to a poorer standard, so you'd bearly be starting from scratch if you were to decide to re-open it.
The surface looks like tarmacadam. Surely a more suitable surface material should have been used seeing as its called a greenway.
There is , its called railway track
Hahaha. Don't depress us more, 😂 @@dronehawk
It’s clear from the design of this (very expensive) greenway that they’ve made it very prohibitive to reinstate a railway. While IÉ may say it’s technically possible to have both side by side, the design here hasn’t incorporated that. What IÉ are not saying is what it would cost. This is what will make it prohibitive to reinstate. Those narrow bridges look too narrow for rail traffic, all the stations would need to be totally ripped up again,the alignment straightened where the greenway serves trees or trespassing. The cost will be significant. It’s highly doubtful the locals would allow this fabulous amenity to be ripped up and reinstated 10 metres to the left, that might take another 5 years. What politician is going to agree to that.
Looks fully suitable for road bikes the whole way?
Road bikes , strollers , wheelchairs and scooters . Will do them all
Disgusting, put the railway back, we don't need more bike tracks!
Another total waste of money ,mother Ireland
Meanwhile Cork East City traffic continues to be a gridlock even with the upgrade of the Dunkettle interchange. This Rail line would have been the lifesaver for for many but SADLY the Greedy Greens thought it was a great idea to rip up the rail line.
Nothing to do with the greens. You can thank the Fine Gael Councillors in the East Cork constituency for not supporting reinstating the railway line and approving the Greenway
Great video and well presented. but.........
The buses dont come, if and when they do, the drivers' mood is often the deciding factor as to whether they let our kids on or not, some have an onboard card machine, some don't, drivers just shut the doors rudely no matter the circumstances for the kid that day ( one day my son was sitting a LC exam in the city ) its a disgrace. What we really needed was a commuter train, end of. This will not be widely used, and although beautiful NOW, it won't be for long, and it'll be nothing but a hot bed for anti-social activity. I note there's no lighting on it within a few meters outside the towns - how long before the first SA with easy routes for escape? It's more than a missed opportunity but a complete disaster, in my humble opinion. 😢 all of that without ever mentioning the expense...... 😮
By the way, you do know that in the recently (not so publisised) capital €595bn expenditure document for (I think?) 2050, there's a plan for a railway line from tralee to Cork and onto Rosslare??? 😂😂😂 it's comedic.... even that gowl green MEP Grace 'whatever her name is' (now ousted) proposed and backed the plan having been instrument in getting this done..... I mean..... WTF? 😅