Weedsprayer Mullingar - Athlone 2001 & 2002

[@Tenheadedhydra]

That railway line between Athlone and Mullingar is now a cycle track, with sections of the railway removed completely. Real clever move for sure 🙄🙄

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

You can cut the atmosphere and nostalgia with a knife, beautiful, visceral video 👍👍👍😀👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@SouthernYard]

End of days video…..the weed sprayer was like life support….just about keeping it alive.

[@ailinos]

@@SouthernYard Where do you get these videos? They're fantastic

[@TheDaf95xf]

Fabulous video shame the line isn’t used anymore 😥 Should open the all up again 👍

[@valentineshanley2959]

Great video. It takes me back to about 1958 when my late father Jack Shanley was a signalman at Castletown. He cycled there and back from Lynn Mullingat in all weather's, with me on the cross bar of the bicycle!
BR Valentine Shanley

[@SouthernYard]

Thanks, nice memories to have!

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Awesome old images with irish train! Great work! Thumbs Up
All the best from Dublin
Andrew

[@SouthernYard]

Thanks 👍

[@trainsinireland5063]

Good video love the Woodlawn Shot

[@The7FBR]

A great vid thanks for sharing

[@wattersss1]

Still cant believe they turned this line into a cycle track how ridiculous

[@john_o]

It’s at least getting more use this way, plus the tracks are still there.

[@themadfarmer5207]

There is not much accounting for Iar R way of thinking. Should have been electrified

[@terrylear4219]

We shouldn't be shutting railway's, it's so short sighted.

[@SouthernYard]

It’s been happening since the 1950s so it’s been a slow decline to our network.

[@tomkearns7136]

@@SouthernYard Yes, and the network that remains is very fragmented. The closure of Athlone-Mullingar was very short sighted, two large and expanding towns and a line with a lot of future potential. Does IR still own the route or is all of it now a cycle route?

[@themadfarmer5207]

It could all be done with a Massey 135 for forks sake