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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Most fertiliser went by rail but IFI closed down since then its all imports
Most of the freight business was withdrawn by third parties who ceased trading, new business is not an option since the DoT refuse to fund an inch of new track for freight, eg Lisheen mine
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Does the fertilizer arrive at the port in bags and on pallets etc? I know nothing about it but if it arrived in Cork by ship then surely its economical to move full train loads of it to somewhere like Ballina or Dundalk?
Same goes for bagged cement, I assume its bagged in somewhere like Limerick, can they not fill a train and move it to places like Waterford in one movement.
(You'll probably tell me that all the fertilizer arrives into Foynes
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It just doesn't add up for me, kegs, cement etc. one train bringing it across the country instead of maybe ~18 trucks, how can it not be at least competitive?