Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Western Rail Corridor: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Don Cunningham:

As the Deputy said, we do not do that at present. With the permits and permissions we have, we are not entitled to transport passengers and freight together. Because of the utilisation of the network at present, we have the capacity to do both independently and to allow the correct maintenance time to ensure maintenance of the railway and keep the safety standards. If things were to get much more congested, we would have to begin to consider that to see if it was achievable and permissible.

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