Limerick-Ennis flooding - six-week closure

[Garfield]

From IE's Twitter account (@IrishRail) this morning:

 

Limerick to Ennis line to remain closed due to flooding for approx six weeks. More info: http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4989&p=116&n=237 http://pic.twitter.com/cXf66cFyTj

 

[BosKonay]

Woah!

[Broithe]

It's all falling apart over here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26120583 - the South-West is disconnected and the ground-level electrification in the South East hasn't helped, either....

[craven1508]

This is a disaster for the Galway-Limerick link, just when numbers had increased and IE had made a better

effort to promote the route with reduced fares,

[minister_for_hardship]

Was a flooding blackspot for years. Back in the day CIE had to temporarily reprieve a GS&WR 4-4-0 from death row to 'wade' through the floodwaters.

[jhb171achill]

Was a flooding blackspot for years. Back in the day CIE had to temporarily reprieve a GS&WR 4-4-0 from death row to 'wade' through the floodwaters.

 

If they have a REALLY good look round Limerick yard or Inchicore, maybe there's one still about.... (Hoping...)

[Weshty]

A man can dream eh?

[Glenderg]

A man can dream eh?

 

[BosKonay]

:x

[heirflick]

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if only........

[craven1508]

dreams!!

[jhb171achill]

Glenderg; that's a masterpiece!

[Broithe]

Very pretty picture on Twitter today..

 

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/437908618789126145/photo/1

[heirflick]

Very pretty picture on Twitter today..

 

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/437908618789126145/photo/1

 

[Broithe]

Closed until late April / early May - http://www.irishrail.ie/news/flooding-bus-transfers-between-limerick-and-ennis .