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Once the tramways on the Emerald Isle
were plentiful and magically delicious. Today, Ireland is bereft of any real urban transport systems,
with Dublin the only city moving
very slowly forward.
Whether due to
unpopular
public support or prodding from the Little People, who all in Ireland know
are big metro fans, Dublin is soon to have three urban rail systems. Other
systems have been proposed in
Galway
, Athlone,
Cork, and
Belfast, Northern Ireland. There was a
light rail plan for
Limerick, and diesel light rail was the winner's pick. But they looked at
the cost and the plan became lost so the LRT line just grew grimmer quick. Honorable Mention Dept: No, it doesn't even come close to a subway! However, Antrim does feature the Giants Causeway tramway. Opened in 1883, it closed in 1949 and reopened for tourist service in 2002. It is the world’s first commercially run 'hydro-electric' powered tram system
Irish Rail
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