Industry group Logistics UK has called for the rapid development of rail freight in Northern Ireland, building on a much-needed vision in the draft All-Island Strategic Rail Review expanding rail freight across the whole island of Ireland.
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The permanent way contractor framework is worth £150M and will see contractors delivering significant rail infrastructure frameworks. The other framework ...
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'This highlights that this work is long overdue and has captured the imagination of the public across the whole island'.
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Take a trip back in time with this selection of Northern Ireland adverts.
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People across the Island have expressed interest and enthusiasm in a public consultation about an All Island Rail Review.

That's according to the Norths Infrastructure Minister, who says about 3,500 responses have been gathered from both sides of the border, as the public consultation period on the review ended yesterday.
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Translink has announced details of timetable changes in response to reduced passenger numbers following the NI Executive regulations and guidance on essential travel.

The changes will come into effect from Monday, January 10.

The company said the move will allow contingency plans to be put in place for increasing levels of Covid-related staff absences and to give passengers a level of certainty to plan their bus and rail services with confidence.
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A public consultation on the joint All-Island Strategic Rail Review closes at 5pm on January 21, 2022
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A new documentary series about the Enterprise train service, its history and significance to Ireland, is coming to UTV. Called Enterprise A Track Record, UTV viewers can come on board to head back in time to the heyday of steam travel in Ireland, and go on a journey of discovery about Irelands most famous train.
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The region once boasted an incredible 800 miles of railway but two-thirds of that network has now vanished
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Those involved in the West Ulster Rail Initiative (WURI) are preparing a submission to the inter-governmental review of all-island rail. The purpose of the meeting is to measure the support for rail in Donegal which would link up the Atlantic Rail Corridor [ARC] from Limerick to Sligo, with Derry.
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