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North West Today: Reopen Derry to Portadown railway - review

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Reopen Derry to Portadown railway - review

BBC Radio Foyle - North West Today, Reopen Derry to Portadown railway - review

An All Island rail review recommends reopening the train line between Derry and Portadown.

Restoration of the rail line between Derry and Portadown is one of the main recommendations of the long awaited All-Island Strategic Rail Review. 

It's almost 60 years since trains last ran on the Great Northern line between Londonderry and Portadown. But restoration of the rail line is one of the main recommendations of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. The review also recommends a new line between Derry and Letterkenny. 
The BBC's Environment correspondent, Louise Cullen, talks through the report and Steve Bradley from the rail lobby group, Into The West, reacts. Also, thousands of people take part in the opening parade of the GAA World Games through Derry city centre. 



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