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dowlingm · 23-03-2013, 16:33

The flooding on the Ennis-Limerick line has been going on for what, 100 years? In that time no agency has decided it's their problem rather than someone else's.

2008:http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0312/100755-rail/
2009:http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=11523

I believe the line flooded in 2003 but the article Google presented turns out to be behind a paywall.

OPW say "in view of the fact that the railway line is the only significant beneficiary, the OPW will not be managing or commissioning a study or any proposed works for the area" - if the Ennis-Limerick road was flooded that would be a different matter of course. IE don't see it as a priority despite the fact that every flood costs them in replacement buses and custom because I guess they think OPW might change its mind at some stage.

Ideally some sort of 1/3 (OPW), 1/3 (IE), 1/3 (Clare CoCo) would be worked out but we know County Councils love trains but won't put their hand in their pocket to facilitate them (unless it's expenses for pointless WIRC meetings)

23-03-2013, 16:33	#13
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	The flooding on the Ennis-Limerick line has been going on for what, 100 years? In that time no agency has decided it's their problem rather than someone else's. 2008:http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0312/100755-rail/ 2009:http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=11523 I believe the line flooded in 2003 but the article Google presented turns out to be behind a paywall. OPW say "in view of the fact that the railway line is the only significant beneficiary, the OPW will not be managing or commissioning a study or any proposed works for the area" - if the Ennis-Limerick road was flooded that would be a different matter of course. IE don't see it as a priority despite the fact that every flood costs them in replacement buses and custom because I guess they think OPW might change its mind at some stage. Ideally some sort of 1/3 (OPW), 1/3 (IE), 1/3 (Clare CoCo) would be worked out but we know County Councils love trains but won't put their hand in their pocket to facilitate them (unless it's expenses for pointless WIRC meetings)