* 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗Y THIS WEEK *

- 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm. More info = eventbrite.com/e/better-rail-…

- 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗬 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm, More Info = eventbrite.com/e/198314958880���

* 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 - 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗Y 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 *

- 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm. More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/better-rai...

- 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗬 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 7pm, More Info = www.eventbrite.com/e/1983149588...

BRING RAIL BACK TO OMAGH - 'Metro North-West' Public Launch Event Join us for the Omagh launch of the ambitious new 'Metro North West' rail concept - For a better-connected region.

** 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 - 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 **
Our next meeting about the case for rail in Tyrone & 'Metro NorthWest' is in #Omagh TONIGHT - @StruleArts from 7pm.

More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/1983151505...

BRING RAIL BACK TO STRABANE - 'Metro North-West' Public Launch Event Join us for the Strabane launch of the ambitious new 'Metro North West' rail concept - For a better-connected region.

** STRABANE TONIGHT **

Reminder that the next in our series of meetings about #MetroNorthWest & bringing rail back to Tyrone is TONIGHT 7pm in Strabane Library (Civic Room).

More info = www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-rail...

🚂 2 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 - 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘 (𝗠𝗢𝗡) & 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀) 🚂

#𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘 - 𝗠𝗢𝗡 23rd 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Info= www.eventbrite.com/e/1983150936...

#𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗛 - 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥 26th 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Info= www.eventbrite.com/e/1983151505...
(NB - 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙄𝙎 𝘼 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀)

*𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 - 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬-𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘 - 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 & 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗯*

A reminder that the Derry-Coleraine section of Derry-Belfast line will be closed this wknd (Sat 21/Sun22) for engineerig works. A replacement bus service will operate betwn #Derry & #Coleraine stations instead.
@translinkni.bsky.social

Metro North West Rail proposals by Into the West – Steve Bradley – Near FM (2026) YouTube video by Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora – DJP 🎙️☘️

@nearfm.ie @stevebradley.bsky.social @intothewestrail.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYFt...

#IntoTheWestRail #NorthWestRailCorridor #MetroNorthWest

** 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 - 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯) **
Come to Station House Hotel #LETTERKENNY at 7pm to hear all about:
- The 'Metro NorthWest' proposal
- The case for bringing rail back to Donegal
- What All-Island Rail Strategy recommends for DL.
- Update frm Donegal Railway Museum

** TONIGHT IN DERRY **

The Day Tyrone & Donegal Lost their Railways - St Valentine's Day 1965 YouTube video by Into The West

THE DAY #DONEGAL & #TYRONE LOST THEIR RAIL

Today is the 61st anniversary of the 'St Valentine's Day massacre for rail', whn 2 of Ireland's largest counties had the last of their railways closed. We're working hard to get rail back to Tyrone & Donegal (plus #Fermanagh too)

youtu.be/qV7tXOLPOjo?...

Metro NorthWest - Explainer YouTube video by Into The West

** METRO NORTH-WEST EXPLAINED **
We've launched an exciting new concept for a better-connected North-West region of the island of Ireland.

To find out more about 'Metro NorthWest' watch the short video below, & visit our website= www.IntoTheWest.org

youtu.be/UCuxsgfWZrA?...

Something big will be revealed tomorrow 👇

** 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 - 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄**

We're launching an exciting new rail concept for the North-West in the coming weeks. More details to follow 🙂

In the meantime, save the below dates for public events we're holding across the region 👍

#Derry #Letterkenny #Strabane #Omagh #Limavady #Coleraine

Later this month we'll be launching an exciting new initiative for rail across the North-West of the island.

Watch this space...👍

Fantastic afternoon at Derry Radical Bookfair - signing-up new members, & having good chats about our campaigns👍

THANK YOU to everyone who visited our stall. And a very big welcome to all our new members 👍

If you'd also like to support our work by joining, please visit = intothewest.org/join-us

Wishing all our followers, members & supporters a happy & peaceful Christmas 👍🎅🎄

Into The West urge people to support new late night Derry Christmas trains Rail campaigners Into The West have welcomed the introduction of special late night weekend trains to and from Derry in the run up to Christmas - and are calling on people in the Derry, Castlerock and...

www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/fo...

Sinn Fein accused of ‘trolling’ north west over transport funding Campaigners have accused Sinn Fein ministers of “deliberately trolling” the north west over their decision to fund night buses in Belfast –while at the same time refusing to end what campaigners have ...

@belfasttelegraph.co.uk m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

Essential works on Derry to Coleraine line planned this weekend Services will have rail replacement buses in operation due to partial lane closure

A reminder that rail replacement buses only are operating between #Derry and #Coleraine today (Saturday 20th) & tomorrow.

www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...

Derry rail station sees record numbers amid claim just £1m would boost figures A record number of passengers used Derry’s railway station in the past year with campaigners arguing that if “timetable discrimination” was addressed then those figures would grow even higher.

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Tenders for new €165m Dublin-Belfast hybrid trains being evaluated almost two years after issuing The tender was published in September 2023, but Irish Rail says ‘no undue delay’ has occurred

www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Translink Explores Return Of Rail Services To Limavady Translink is carrying out a feasibility study into reopening rail services to Limavady, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed.

www.explorecausewaycoastandglens.com/blog/transli...

Positive decisions on new rail to be made over the next few months? - Into the West - Near FM (2025) YouTube video by Darren J. Prior

@nearfm.ie @intothewestrail.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRT8...

Your daily reminder that #Derry & West of the Bann have suffered blatant discrimination when it comes to rail timetabling for the last 7yrs (see below), & Minister Liz Kimmins is refusing to allocate the relatively paltry £1m needed to finally bring this injustice to an end🤷‍♂️ @deptinfra.bsky.social

📌 Hope this soul follows him

everywhere . A true hero 🐥

With 10's of thousands of people frm #Donegal descending upon Dublin today for #AllIrelandFootballFinal, it's important to acknowledge the complete absence of suitable public transport from the county to get them there. It's high time that Donegal got its railway back again 🟢🟡👍 #LetterkennyDerryRail

Calls for reopening of Limavady railway on 75th anniversary of its closure Into the West rail campaign will be at Stendal festival this Sunday afternoon

Great to see the Derry Post cover our story from yesterday about the 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway, & our event at Stendhal Festival tomorrow (Sun 6th, 3pm, 'Stage the Change' tent)
www.derrynow.com/news/county-...

Today marks 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway. A century of connectivity erased in an instance. Limavady would be the easiest, quickest & cheapest rail reopening on the island - & we're campaigning to see it happen👍 Hear us speak at #Stendhal this Sunday ('Stage the Change' @ 3:45pm)

Donegal 'forgotten county' in terms of rail, Dáil hears Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has told the Dáil it is "simply unacceptable" that Donegal is among a few counties on the island of Ireland which still has no rail network, describing it as "a forgotten co...

www.rte.ie/news/politic...

RAIL PERFORMANCE IN NI 2023-24
An analysis of demand for rail in NI 2023-24. Key points:
- 26.5m journeys (+26% vs PY)
- Demand still recovering aftr Covid (-1.3% vs pre-pandemic).
- Big variance in regional performance vs pre-Covid. Derry booming, Belfast struggling.
- WFH changing travel pattrns?