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Transport 21 & A Platform for Change: Compare & contrast the promises made for Navan

category meath | environment | opinion/analysis author Friday December 09, 2005 11:56author by Meath on Track - Meath on Track Report this post to the editors

Navan railway keeps getting pushed, each time with much fanfare

The 2005 'Transport 21' plan and the 2000 'A Platform for Change' plan - Compare & Contrast the promises made for reopening the Navan rail link under both plans.

2000 - A Platform for Change

Navan rail link is announced as part of A Platform for Change, a £14 billion government plan
2003: Deadline for the planning and design of the Navan rail link.
2006: Navan Rail Phase I to Dunboyne
2010: Navan Rail Phase II to Navan

Minister Noel Dempsey announced that the Navan rail link is the "culmination of a campaign he has led for many years" and voiced delight that the rail link was to be re-established. "This is the first time ever that details of the link, including a timescale, have been clearly laid out," he commented.

Mr. Dempsey said the provision of the rail link would provide many benefits, the most obvious being speedy and convenient access to the capital for large numbers of Meath people. The advantages for Navan from the business and industrial viewpoint probably would be even more crucial. The town would become a first-rate site for business investment, he said.


2005 - Transport 21

Navan rail link is announced as part of Transport 21, a €34 billion government plan
200? No date or deadline is announced for the planning and design of the Navan rail link
2009: Navan Rail Phase I to Dunboyne
2015: Navan Rail Phase II to Navan

Minister Noel Dempsey announced that "in 1997 I vowed to fight to secure all of the services and infrastructure needed" and voiced delight that the rail link was to be "included in the plan". "Now that the funding is guaranteed I will be working to ensure we do everything to get the rail link opened as soon as possible," he commented.

Mr. Dempsey said the provision of the rail link would provide much needed transport services, the most obvious being speedy and convenient access to the capital for "Meath residents that commute to work everyday". The advantages for Meath would be to make it a "central link for business". Navan would be linked to the rest of Ireland and would be a major factor in "attracting business and industry into the county," he said.


To be continued....???????

Related Link: http://www.meathontrack.com/
author by Meath on Trackpublication date Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:58author address author phone Report this post to the editors

There is a new petition at www.meathontrack.com. The old one with petitionspot was causing problems with too many ads.

author by Paul hpublication date Sat Dec 10, 2005 08:31author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Navan isn't the only repeatitive announcement in this.

Metros and Luases have all been romised before. I remember reading that the Cherrywood link has been re-announced every five years for the last twenty

author by stuck in trafficpublication date Sun Dec 11, 2005 23:15author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This railway is a must. I can't get through Blanchardstown in the mornings. 1 hour to travel just over half a mile is a joke.

Build the railway dempsey

author by Gavigan - RFN Réseau Ferré Nationalpublication date Thu Dec 15, 2005 15:36author email Peter.Gavigan.systra at exterieur dot rff dot frauthor address 92, Ave de FRANCE;Département Systèmes de Transport & Télécommunications ; 92, Ave de FRANCE; 75013 PARISauthor phone +33 1 53 9432 29Report this post to the editors

Minister,

Prove to the country that you are committed to a National Spatial strategy by providing the freight, passenger infrastructures( UIC Euro gauge rail & road) intercity north to south with BACK-BONE road and rail corridors linking all of Ireland to Europe to Asia and to the rest of the world through our southern ports.

Prove to the country that you can generate and sustain growth in the Island of Ireland by building Twenty first century infrastructures form scratch where they are needed (namely in the regions of Ireland) Ulster, North Leinster, to south Leinster and the southern ports.
Victorian markets are a thing of the past, Victorian transportation systems are from the past.
Dublin / Belfast centralisation is also from the Victorian past so delegate the work to those who will get on with the job and begin decentralisation the north to south rail and road infrastructure corridors for 21st century needs, to 21 century markets.
Apply your own party NSS strategy with 100 percent conviction, Half measures are too late in 2006.

BACK-BONE Midland main line corridor (rail and road)
Letterkenny Derry (Enniskillen Omagh) Cavan Mullingar (Portlaoise /Tullamore) Killkenny Waterford Rosslare/ Cork
The cost for such UIC standard European gauge dual track completely installed is approximately 30,000 €uro per Kilometre. (not including station structures etc.)


I wish you all the height of success in the hope that you find the courage to decide for the country wisely for the future of the island of Ireland.

Sincerely,

Peter GAVIGAN



RFF / Systra

Département Systèmes de Transport & Télécommunications

92, Ave de FRANCE

75013 PARIS

tel.RFF +33 (0)1 53 94 32 29 GSM. +33 (0)6 09 13 33 57

pgavigan@systra.com

Peter.Gavigan.systra@exterieur.rff.fr

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author by To Peterpublication date Thu Dec 15, 2005 15:44author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I've often wondered why proponents of a united Ireland haven't pushed for more cross border road and rail?

The more barriers are broken down, the more barriers are broken down. It is incredible to think that you can't get a train directlt from Derry to Sth of the border

author by Western rail corridorpublication date Thu Dec 15, 2005 23:24author address author phone Report this post to the editors

There were links but they were removed..

Pat Doherty is the man to talk to..

author by stuck in trafficpublication date Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Stuck in traffic and still no railway. I guess these promises will be made again in 5 years time before the next election

author by +-publication date Fri Feb 03, 2006 15:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Martin Cullen is to address a Transport 21 meeting in Navan next Monday the 6th on Feb in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan.

Local TD & Minister, Noel Dempsey is organising the meeting, and has also lined up the CIÉ Chairman and the County Manager to respond to concerns over the the timelines in the T21 proposal, in particular the 2015 delivery date for the Navan railway line.

author by Interestedpublication date Mon Mar 20, 2006 16:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Has there been any talk of bringing the Navan project forward?

author by Updatepublication date Tue Mar 21, 2006 15:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

No. 2015 still stands.

Recently Barry Kenny has started saying "2015, or before" but that may be electioneering

author by railwatch - nonepublication date Sat May 10, 2008 23:46author address author phone Report this post to the editors

There is a powerful and compelling economic case for the Northwest of Ireland rail network to be restored. Railway restoration is underway big time in England and the continent with the help of EU funding . There is the way but I guess there isn't the will. It will happen because we can't make economic progress otherwise.

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