Tullamore as a freight hub?

[skinner75]

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/tullamore-tribune/1420917/exploring-the-possibility-of-tullamore-becoming-a-midland-s-freight-hub.html

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Interesting 

[skinner75]

One thing I could see possibly being an issue is the pathing of extra freight services over the single track section to Tullamore.

Maybe this would be an issue, or maybe not

[DoctorPan]

Portarlington to Athlone was flagged for doubling under the All Ireland Rail Review and the 2040 Freight Stragegy mentions increasing corrdior capacity to remove bottlenecks and conflict points. 

[irishrailways52]

7 hours ago, skinner75 said:

One thing I could see possibly being an issue is the pathing of extra freight services over the single track section to Tullamore.

Maybe this would be an issue, or maybe not

I know that a lot are doubtful that mass scale progress will happen on our railways as has been the case for many the years but with all this climate change stuff i would not be surprised if things such as double tracking sections to Tullamore are on the horizon. one thing that definitely is in the horizon though is someone saying that this wont happen for 100 years