Being fair the Nenagh line would have been first the close if there was a consistent scientific approach. Average load on the Waterford Rosslare was 30-40 per train. My last journey on Nenagh branch had a total of 5 onboard (for comparison my last journey Waterford Rosslare before the closure news broke was 32)
The NTA will authorise the close as they have laid down a marker and Nenagh will score much lower for retention than Waterford Rosslare
In expenditure terms the money spent on Nenagh is relatively small in comparison, about 300k a km, about 10-12 million in total. There was no crazy expenditure but the bare minimum to replace what needed to be replaced. Track Nenagh Ballybrophy is barely serviceable for passenger use
|