Expand Close Pictured at MacDiarmada Station, Sligo on the day the last freight train travelled between Sligo and Claremorris in 1975 were former Station Master, P.J Kennedy, Jimmy O’Grady (driver), J.F. During the day it was busy with passengers but during the night with freight was very busy and it was all go. Pro-railway 'does not mean being anti-greenway'Recognising the benefits of greenways and a reopened rail line, Tim believes the approach to the Western Rail Corridor should be a careful one. "The greenway they're proposing on the old rail line between Sligo, Leitrim and Enniskillen, that line hasn't been used since 1957. An existing rail corridor, like the Western Rail Corridor, can be replaced at 8pc to 10pc the cost of a motorway.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2021 23:26 UTC