http://busrage.com/forum/ BUSRAGE Discussions Topic: 25-million euro deficit in Iarnród Éireann budget (how?) en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:57:02 +0000 http://busrage.com/forum/topic/631#post-666 Mon, 11 Nov 2002 16:00:50 +0000 Al 666@http://busrage.com/forum/ Supposedly, they put all their eggs into the IFI basket. What a smell...<br><br><br clear=all> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/631#post-631 Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:09:08 +0000 Al 631@http://busrage.com/forum/ And how did that deficit come about, more lining of the pockets of corrupt politicians...? As it stands, IE are now talking more railway closures instead of expansion. Sounds like the new Navan line's off the table for now.<p>What I want to know is, how could IE have rationally abandoned freight operations that were actually *profitable* a year ago??? Did they really expect that they could have done without the revenue?? Ah well...more lorries on the road then, generating more "tax revenue" that of course will not be applied towards building much-needed motorways (meaning everlasting traffic jams), not to mention more sulphuric carcinogens being spewed into the once-pristine air of Éire. (With all this road-tax revenue, they could restore so many railway lines to better-than-new condition PLUS complete the motorways in about the space of 1½ years, really.)<p>Has IE completely lost focus? They got rid of profitable freight rail service, now they're looking to close more routes. Makes no sense to me.<br><br><br clear=all>