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Unread 03-02-2009, 11:49   #13
Mark
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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson View Post
I've walked around Bray Head many times in recent years, there has been a massive acceleration in the coastal erosion, there isn't any space to move. There have been far too many close calls with trains stopping short of rockfalls

Only long term alternative is to bore a new tunnel from Bray to Greystones, about 3.5km in length
probably be much cheaper to cover over the existing track at the vulnerable points (disclaimer - I AM an engineer!)



That was my first thought 'shweeney'. The line wouldnt warrant any expenditure on tunnelling. Just takes some ingenuity.
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