Feasibility studies to explore ways to drain rain from train lines and keep local Enterprise service on track

Feasibility studies to explore ways to drain rain from train lines and keep local Enterprise service on track

Feasibility studies are being carried out to investigate how best to prevent flooding hampering the Newry to Belfast train service. Several hot-spots have been identified along the train lines – one close to Jonesborough and the other near Portadown. Trains had previously been cancelled or severely delayed as a result of excess water in the area of the lines. And seemingly endless weeks of torrential downpours, weather warnings and unprecedented…