Works Planned On Dublin Rosslare Rail Line

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 10:45

By Breffni Clack

Irish Rail is planning a series of works on the Dublin to Rosslare line over ten years to protect the tracks from climate change.

Irish Rail is planning a series of works on the Dublin to Rosslare line over ten years to protect the tracks from climate change.
Coastal erosion is putting about half of the East Coast section in danger, and breaks will be installed to slow that.
It's going into a detailed design phase at the moment, in attempts to stop the line falling into the sea.
Communications Manager Barry Kenny says the railway is also vulnerable to storms at the moment:

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