Todd Andrews, then chairman of CIE, presided over the closure of railway lines in 1950s, although who the person was is irrelevant. While one can understand why he might have made that decision, it is a pity he not only closed the lines but that the rail lines were subsequently removed. It was bad planning. There was a line to Borris in Carlow but houses are now built on it so the chances of that line being reopened are extremely slim.