Navan Railway Photo Survey

[boynesider]

Thought some of the people here might be interested to note Navan already has a rail link.

There is a photo survey at the link below. It's in use 8 times daily for freight and has a 65min journey time to Dublin if upgraded to passenger status.

http://www.meathontrack.com/navandroghedarailway.html

[Bogwarrior]

Wow, cool photos. Third photo down rocks....

[EvotingMachine0197]

Boynesider, excellent photo survey. No doubt it would have taken a Govt. transport consultant 6 months and 2 Million Euro to achieve same result.

IIRC, Transport 21 has promised a Navan rail link for 2015? This is a joke. Good luck to MeathonTrack in its campaign.

[KingKane]

65 minutes to Dublin from Navan isn't going to get too many out of the cars though is it?

[boynesider]

65 minutes to Dublin from Navan isn't going to get too many out of the cars though is it?

Wanna bet? Can take 2.5hrs by road.

That is 65mins to Connolly, smack in the city centre..

[Zhirkov]

65 minutes to Dublin from Navan isn't going to get too many out of the cars though is it?

Wanna bet? Can take 2.5hrs by road.

That is 65mins to Connolly, smack in the city centre..

Bit of a step to Trinners from there

[boynesider]

Bit of a step to Trinners from there

In fairness, you can't park in Trinity anyway..

[boynesider]

IIRC, Transport 21 has promised a Navan rail link for 2015? This is a joke. Good luck to MeathonTrack in its campaign.

Thought you might like this article from 1999..
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Government Set To Approve New Rail Service
By Anne Casey, Meath Chronicle, Sat, 6th March 1999

The proposed new rail service to Navan and Dublin took a step closer to reality this week as the government looked set to approve a massive overhaul of the suburban rail system.

The Minister for the Environment, Noel Dempsey, has predicted that a rail link with Navan should be in place in less than five years, and insisted that any passenger railway coming into the county could not be allowed to stop short of Navan.

The Cabinet is believed to be ready to approve a confidential report on suburban rail, which provides for a new inland rail link to Navan, serving Clonsilla and Dunboyne.

Proposals are also being discussed regarding the possibility of taking a route through Blanchardstown and Dunshaughlin to Ratoath and Ashbourne.

According to Minister Dempsey, bringing the rail service to Navan is at the top of the agenda. He pointed out that the Strategic Planning Initiative signalled that Navan was to become a dormitory town of Dublin and said that any housing initiatives would have to be linked with public transport developments.

The proposals have been warmly welcomed throughout the county , with Minister Mary Wallace, pledging to keep pressure on to ensure that government and EU funding is made available for the project.

The Fine Gael leader, John Bruton, welcomed the proposals, pointing out that he had been pursuing this project with his colleague Mary Sylver, for a long time. He warned, however, that it was essential adequate parking and platform space be provided and that there be enough rolling stock provided to ensure a proper service.

He also stressed the importance of having regular services for people coming from Dublin to Meath to work as well as for those commuting to Dublin.

The chairman of Navan Urban Council, Colr. Jim Holloway, outlined the necessity for a rail link by pointing out it was unacceptable that the people of Meath, and Navan in particular, should have to endure the hazards of traffic congestion on the main roads network.

"Sustainable development in the county and a good quality environment demands that this rail network be in place," he said.

Navan Urban Councillor Tommy Reilly said that he would be putting on pressure to ensure that the rail line didn't stop at Dunboyne, but would be continued to Navan. He pointed out that the population of the town was rising and roads in the area weren't able to cope.

[Gladstone]

Boynesider, excellent photo survey. No doubt it would have taken a Govt. transport consultant 6 months and 2 Million Euro to achieve same result.

and they would have ended up talking pictures of the airport or something.

[boynesider]

and they would have ended up talking pictures of the airport or something.

That wouldn't surprise me. You get really tired of all this messing.

Reminds me of Nero and his thumbs.