A rail proof of concept in Ireland, a relatively small market
Irish Rail, also known as Iarnród Éireann, has dispatched the 100th intermodal train from Waterford, on the south coast, to the northern logistics hub of…
Icon of Irish rail freight consigned to history
Towering over the Irish port of Waterford for the best part of half a century, the gantry container crane has been as much a part…
Ireland’s new Waterford intermodal service
Multi-national logistics operator XPO, in collaboration with the Irish national operator, has announced a second weekly intermodal service between Ballina and the Port of Waterford.…
Last week of Ireland’s all-island rail network consultation
Governments in Belfast and Dublin have reminded all stakeholders that the pubic consultation on the future of Ireland’s railways ends on Friday. The process will…
The Irish strategy for greener rail freight
A freight strategy has been published by Iarnród Éireann, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland – also known in English as Irish…
Bringing rail back to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland may commission a feasibility study into the long-held ambition to restore rail services to the community of Armagh. That would involve a rebuilt…
Brexit backlog suspends Irish rail freight
Regular rail freight services between Dublin Port and the intermodal terminal at Ballina in the north-west of Ireland have been suspended. The extraordinary cause is…
Avoiding post-Brexit hassles leads to Ireland and rail
Since the Brexit, a shift of volumes has been observed to Ireland, and rail is taking the benefit. In Ireland as well as in Europe,…