Westcorkrailway Posted Friday at 09:54 Posted Friday at 09:54 I think there should at the very least be a platform 3 (possibly a loop) at blarney. A cobh to blarney service on the days the cruise ships come in would be an unbelievable asset to cork 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted Friday at 10:20 Posted Friday at 10:20 If there is sufficient space then the optimum would be to put loops both sides of the main line, and have the platforms on the loops. That way the expresses can overtake the locals while they are stopped at the station. Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted Friday at 11:08 Posted Friday at 11:08 Blarney probobly can’t be located where it was originally, so like carrigtwohill station will be from thenopisite side of the bridge there is sufficient space, it’s just a matter of buying the land which would require knocking the bridge down. also for my “plan” to work there would have to be a crossover regardless of having 2 loops 1 Quote
Colin_McLeod Posted Saturday at 22:06 Posted Saturday at 22:06 On 2/3/2023 at 12:41 PM, Westcorkrailway said: I suppose that could also become the nee theory. That would mean electrifying the cork area. Expand And the electric train service would be know as the CART lol Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago Today was a big day for Corks Rail Future with the opening of platform 6 and the launch of the consultancy for Cork Luas I recorded the opening ceremony this morning 9 Quote
Newtoncork Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago It's going to be interesting how it will get up Churchyard Lane (18, 19) after crossing Blackrock Road. Steep enough and narrow hill. I'll be in the nursing home before this is even started! 1 Quote
minister_for_hardship Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 15 hours ago, Newtoncork said: It's going to be interesting how it will get up Churchyard Lane (18, 19) after crossing Blackrock Road. Steep enough and narrow hill. I'll be in the nursing home before this is even started! Expand Lisbon's fairly hilly with old narrow streets and trams aren't fazed by it. Quote
Mol_PMB Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago 15 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said: Lisbon's fairly hilly with old narrow streets and trams aren't fazed by it. Expand Agreed, though I think that’s a significant factor in the retention of ancient 4-wheel trams in Lisbon. The modern trans formed of many small segments like a caterpillar might struggle with Lisbon’s combination of hills and sharp curves. Even the 4-wheelers become 3-wheelers on one of the summits! More puzzling to me: 1. It crosses the river east of the city island, presumably a new bridge but both banks in this area are actively used by shipping at present, as are some wharves a little upstream, and a bridge here would prevent that. There’s no room for the approaches to a tunnel under. 2. Where is the airport branch? Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago (edited) 14 hours ago, Mol_PMB said: Agreed, though I think that’s a significant factor in the retention of ancient 4-wheel trams in Lisbon. The modern trans formed of many small segments like a caterpillar might struggle with Lisbon’s combination of hills and sharp curves. Even the 4-wheelers become 3-wheelers on one of the summits! More puzzling to me: 1. It crosses the river east of the city island, presumably a new bridge but both banks in this area are actively used by shipping at present, as are some wharves a little upstream, and a bridge here would prevent that. There’s no room for the approaches to a tunnel under. 2. Where is the airport branch? Expand To have a station at Kent, you probobly wouldn’t have room for a tunnel and a ramp. There has been considerations for some time to move the port out of there anyway, which is fair as the whole area is being re developed in the next decade or so like Dublins Docklands was. And there is a quay at tivoli and Ringaskiddy is getting the new motorway. airport branch is a bit harder because you have to considering getting over or under the link road. And then you have to deal with the big hill…..could use the west cork alignment (I’d love that tbh) as then it would serve togher aswell and curve somwhere before the viaduct back towards the airport Edited 12 hours ago by Westcorkrailway 2 Quote
thewanderer Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago An infrastructure update today with the official opening of the new platform 6 and extension of platform 5 at Cork Kent Station by the Taoiseach, EU Commissioner and Transport Minister. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2025/Official-opening-of-new-platform-6-at-Cork to view. 2 Quote
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