It’s 69 years to the day since last passenger train left Armagh but campaigners still look to future with hope

It’s 69 years to the day since last passenger train left Armagh but campaigners still look to future with hope

It was a momentous day in the history of rail travel but, for us as a city, for all the wrong reasons. Now, just shy of seven decades later, the commitment and drive to reverse what was being witnessed and re-open the Armagh to Portadown line continues apace. That would not – or could not – have been happening, of course, without the ongoing efforts of the Portadown Armagh Railway Society. From small beginnings, the Society has worked tirelessly…