This article is from page 23 of the 2008-07-08 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 23 JPG
THE reintroduction of the Western Rail Corridor moved a step closer this week with trains using the tracks around Gort for the first time.
Jarnrod Eireann engineers are now using sections of the track to ferry equipment and personnel to different points on the line, with the track on the Ennis to Athenry section now set to be completed by October.
‘The trains on the track this week are rail trains as opposed to pas- senger trains,” said Jim Gallivan of Jarnrod Eireann.
“We now hope to have the track itself finished by the end of October and at that point we can begin work on signalling and other issues. We would hope to be able to test com- muter trains on the track by early 2009, possibly around the end of April.”