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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign

@intothewestrail.bsky.social
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The rail campaign for the North-West of the island of Ireland - covering counties Derry, Tyrone, Donegal & Fermanagh. Formed 2004.

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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today is #𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆, & our message is clear. You can't genuinely love Donegal unless you support return of rail to the county. Starting with funding a feasibility study into reopening Letterkenny-Derry line. Time for decision-makers to show Donegal real love, not just talk about it once a year
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Great crowd at the excellent Donegal Railway Museum event in Convoy last night on 'Railways of East Donegal'. We're very grateful to the Museum for letting us speak at the end about our efforts to bring rail back to the county. Great interest shown in #Donegal rail - both past & future 👍
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗡 𝗙𝗘́𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦 Letterkenny FriendsOfEarth & us met Sinn Féin Donegal reps Pádraig MacLochlainn TD & Cllr Gerry McMonagle on Monday to discuss restoring rail to Lkenny. We stressd urgent need to fund feasibility study on Lkenny-Derry & ensure €86m Shared Island Funds are additionality
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Fantastic to see RoI spending €10bn on public transport 2026-2030 - including on key rail projects. Essential that progress is made now on reopening Lettrkenny-Derry rail so it can attract such support in the 2030+ funding rounds 👍 #DonegalNeedsRail www.globalconstructionreview.com/ireland-plan...
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Ireland plans €24bn transport spend in next five years - Global Construction Review
The Republic of Ireland has announced it will spend €24.3bn on transport between 2026 and 2030, including funding for public transport, roads, maritime and aviation.
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DerryJournal @derryjournal.com · 04/06/2026
Sign up for Chat-Tea Train from Derry to Portrush www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...
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Sign up for Chat-Tea Train from Derry to Portrush
The Western Trust’s next Chat-Tea Train will depart Derry for the North Coast on Tuesday, June 16.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Superb front page of yesterday's @derrynow.bsky.social 😍 In 2025-26 Derry's railway station had over 1m passengers a year. This represented an 8% increase on the previous year, a 92% increase since Covid (almost double), & a 131% increase since hourly services were introduced 6-days-a-week in 2017👍
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
An interesting visual of the rise, fall, & slow partial-rise again of rail networks in Britain 👇
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
* 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗Y THIS WEEK * - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm. More info = eventbrite.com/e/better-rail-… - 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗬 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm, More Info = eventbrite.com/e/198314958880���
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
* 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗Y 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 * - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm. More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/better-rai... - 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗬 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm, More Info = www.eventbrite.com/e/1983149588...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
** 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 - 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 ** Our next meeting about the case for rail in Tyrone & 'Metro NorthWest' is in #Omagh TONIGHT - @StruleArts from 7pm. More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/1983151505...
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BRING RAIL BACK TO OMAGH - 'Metro North-West' Public Launch Event
Join us for the Omagh launch of the ambitious new 'Metro North West' rail concept - For a better-connected region.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
** STRABANE TONIGHT ** Reminder that the next in our series of meetings about #MetroNorthWest & bringing rail back to Tyrone is TONIGHT 7pm in Strabane Library (Civic Room). More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-rail...
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BRING RAIL BACK TO STRABANE - 'Metro North-West' Public Launch Event
Join us for the Strabane launch of the ambitious new 'Metro North West' rail concept - For a better-connected region.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
🚂 2 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 - 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘 (𝗠𝗢𝗡) & 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀) 🚂 #𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘 - 𝗠𝗢𝗡 23rd 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Info= www.eventbrite.com/e/1983150936... #𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 - 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥 26th 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Info= www.eventbrite.com/e/1983151505... (NB - 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙄𝙎 𝘼 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀)
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
*𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 - 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬-𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 & 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗯* A reminder that the Derry-Coleraine section of Derry-Belfast line will be closed this wknd (Sat 21/Sun22) for engineerig works. A replacement bus service will operate betwn #Derry & #Coleraine stations instead. @translinkni.bsky.social
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Darren J. Prior @darrenjprior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@nearfm.ie @stevebradley.bsky.social @intothewestrail.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYFt... #IntoTheWestRail #NorthWestRailCorridor #MetroNorthWest
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Metro North West Rail proposals by Into the West – Steve Bradley – Near FM (2026)
YouTube video by Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora – DJP 🎙️☘️
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
** 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 - 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯) ** Come to Station House Hotel #LETTERKENNY at 7pm to hear all about: - The 'Metro NorthWest' proposal - The case for bringing rail back to Donegal - What All-Island Rail Strategy recommends for DL. - Update frm Donegal Railway Museum
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
** TONIGHT IN DERRY **
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
THE DAY #DONEGAL & #TYRONE LOST THEIR RAIL Today is the 61st anniversary of the 'St Valentine's Day massacre for rail', whn 2 of Ireland's largest counties had the last of their railways closed. We're working hard to get rail back to Tyrone & Donegal (plus #Fermanagh too) youtu.be/qV7tXOLPOjo?...
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The Day Tyrone & Donegal Lost their Railways - St Valentine's Day 1965
YouTube video by Into The West
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
** METRO NORTH-WEST EXPLAINED ** We've launched an exciting new concept for a better-connected North-West region of the island of Ireland. To find out more about 'Metro NorthWest' watch the short video below, & visit our website= www.IntoTheWest.org youtu.be/UCuxsgfWZrA?...
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Metro NorthWest - Explainer
YouTube video by Into The West
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Something big will be revealed tomorrow 👇
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
** 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 - 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄** We're launching an exciting new rail concept for the North-West in the coming weeks. More details to follow 🙂 In the meantime, save the below dates for public events we're holding across the region 👍 #Derry #Letterkenny #Strabane #Omagh #Limavady #Coleraine
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Later this month we'll be launching an exciting new initiative for rail across the North-West of the island. Watch this space...👍
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Fantastic afternoon at Derry Radical Bookfair - signing-up new members, & having good chats about our campaigns👍 THANK YOU to everyone who visited our stall. And a very big welcome to all our new members 👍 If you'd also like to support our work by joining, please visit = intothewest.org/join-us
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Wishing all our followers, members & supporters a happy & peaceful Christmas 👍🎅🎄
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/fo...
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Into The West urge people to support new late night Derry Christmas trains
Rail campaigners Into The West have welcomed the introduction of special late night weekend trains to and from Derry in the run up to Christmas - and are calling on people in the Derry, Castlerock and...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
@belfasttelegraph.co.uk m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sinn Fein accused of ‘trolling’ north west over transport funding
Campaigners have accused Sinn Fein ministers of “deliberately trolling” the north west over their decision to fund night buses in Belfast –while at the same time refusing to end what campaigners have ...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
A reminder that rail replacement buses only are operating between #Derry and #Coleraine today (Saturday 20th) & tomorrow. www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...
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Essential works on Derry to Coleraine line planned this weekend
Services will have rail replacement buses in operation due to partial lane closure
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Derry rail station sees record numbers amid claim just £1m would boost figures
A record number of passengers used Derry’s railway station in the past year with campaigners arguing that if “timetable discrimination” was addressed then those figures would grow even higher.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...
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Tenders for new €165m Dublin-Belfast hybrid trains being evaluated almost two years after issuing
The tender was published in September 2023, but Irish Rail says ‘no undue delay’ has occurred
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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Translink Explores Return Of Rail Services To Limavady
Translink is carrying out a feasibility study into reopening rail services to Limavady, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed.
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Darren J. Prior @darrenjprior.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
@nearfm.ie @intothewestrail.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRT8...
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Positive decisions on new rail to be made over the next few months? - Into the West - Near FM (2025)
YouTube video by Darren J. Prior
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Your daily reminder that #Derry & West of the Bann have suffered blatant discrimination when it comes to rail timetabling for the last 7yrs (see below), & Minister Liz Kimmins is refusing to allocate the relatively paltry £1m needed to finally bring this injustice to an end🤷‍♂️ @deptinfra.bsky.social
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
With 10's of thousands of people frm #Donegal descending upon Dublin today for #AllIrelandFootballFinal, it's important to acknowledge the complete absence of suitable public transport from the county to get them there. It's high time that Donegal got its railway back again 🟢🟡👍 #LetterkennyDerryRail
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Great to see the Derry Post cover our story from yesterday about the 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway, & our event at Stendhal Festival tomorrow (Sun 6th, 3pm, 'Stage the Change' tent) www.derrynow.com/news/county-...
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Calls for reopening of Limavady railway on 75th anniversary of its closure
Into the West rail campaign will be at Stendal festival this Sunday afternoon
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today marks 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway. A century of connectivity erased in an instance. Limavady would be the easiest, quickest & cheapest rail reopening on the island - & we're campaigning to see it happen👍 Hear us speak at #Stendhal this Sunday ('Stage the Change' @ 3:45pm)
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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Donegal 'forgotten county' in terms of rail, Dáil hears
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has told the Dáil it is "simply unacceptable" that Donegal is among a few counties on the island of Ireland which still has no rail network, describing it as "a forgotten co...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
RAIL PERFORMANCE IN NI 2023-24 An analysis of demand for rail in NI 2023-24. Key points: - 26.5m journeys (+26% vs PY) - Demand still recovering aftr Covid (-1.3% vs pre-pandemic). - Big variance in regional performance vs pre-Covid. Derry booming, Belfast struggling. - WFH changing travel pattrns?
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Great to see public transport usage continuing to grow across NI 👍 Important to note, however, that the simple act of ending timetable discrimination against the 3 rail stations West of the Bann would add a further approx 250,000 more journeys to the rail network www.translink.co.uk/corporate/me...
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Translink records additional 3 million passenger journeys | Translink
Translink has announced an additional 3 million passenger journeys were made in 2024/25 compared to the previous year
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
** LINE CLOSURE OVER EASTER ** The section of Derry-Belfast line between Antrim & Coleraine will be closed Good Friday (18th April) & Easter Saturday (19th) for essential engineering works. Trains will run between Derry & Coleraine as normal, with bus substitutions onwards from Coleraine to Antrim.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Sinéad McLaughlin: ‘Absolutely absurd’ Derry treated as ‘second class’ on rail
Sinéad McLaughlin has claimed Derry has for years been treated as ‘second class when it comes to rail services’.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We had a very constructiv meeting with NI Infrastructur Minister Liz Kimmins today at Stormont. Items discussd= 1) Huge growth in Derry rail demand 2) Timetable discrimination against West of Bann 3) Reopening Lettrkenny-Derry-Portadwn 4) Phase 3 track works. We're very grateful to Liz for her time
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
www.derryjournal.com/education/de...
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'Derry’s infrastructure unfit for 10,000 students' says rail lobby group
Rail campaigners have welcomed plans to significantly expand university provision in Derry, but have warned that the city’s infrastructure is currently unfit for that purpose - and instead risks being...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...
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Economy Minister told “Derry’s infrastructure unfit for 10,000 students”
‘Into The West’ rail campaigners have welcomed plans to significantly expand university provision but warns Derry’s infrastructure risks being a barrier to student growth
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
** RAIL LINE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND ** A reminder that the Derry-Belfast rail line is closed on Sat 29th & Sun 30th March for engineering works. Details on bus replacement services are below.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A great article in the Donegal News this week about the huge potential rail tourism has for #Donegal. Fantastic to see Railtours Ireland raising this issue publicly 👏🏻 Do you agree that the county's tourism would be significantly enhanced by the return of rail? donegalnews.com/rail-link-wo...
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Rail link would put Donegal tourism on new track - Donegal News
TOURISM in Donegal would get a massive boost if a rail link between Letterkenny and Derry is re-established - that’s the view of Ireland’s biggest rail tours operator.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
** MEETING WITH DONEGAL TDs - Tues 11th March 2025 ** We'd an extremely helpful meeting yesterday with #Donegal TDs @pearsedoherty.bsky.social & @padraigmacl.bsky.social about bringing rail back to Letterkenny & Donegal. We're very grateful for their time & engagement with us on this important issue
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Have you seen our banners near the bus station in #Letterkenny? 🙂 If you'd like to help us install more around #Donegal, please consider donating here = intothewest.org/donate. Each banner costs £50, but any donation will be used to help push the message that Donegal Needs Rail ! #DonegalNeedsRail
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Our campaign to re-open the #Derry-Portadown rail line will be on UTV Live in a few minutes 👍🏻
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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This week marks 60th anniversary of Derry-Portadown railway line closure - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport
This Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the closure of the Derry-Portadown railway line, which led to the closure of all remaining stations in Donegal and Tyrone. The restoration of this line was a ...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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Campaigners highlight 60th anniversary of railway closures that severed ties to north west
Rail campaigners are highlighting 60 years since the closure of the Derry-Portadown railway line.
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