It's this part that I object to.
Funnily enough from my side of things, it's the direct opposite. NTA are quite happy to promote rail projects, it's just a matter of funding, likewise with IR mangement. It was only this year that Jim Meade had a talk with the IRRS where it was announced that it was cheaper to move freight by rail than road. What I've found is that some people wish for the old days of freight but when management wants to take steps forward to modernise the system, and shoot down dreams, they get labelled as anti-rail.
Look at the massive DART Expansion design tenders awarded and the planning applications going in for the different stages and the invites for expressions of interest for DART Underground. If these projects are seen as anti rail as Stormont in the 50s, I would love to see what those people would consider pro railway as it would keep me in a job for a long time.