Disused Rail Lines to become Tourist Bike Trail’s (Waterford, West Clare, Valencia), Allow tourists to carry
bicycles to destinations and disembark with them along the Trails
Disused and closed rail lines make excellent Bike trails because of the flat gradient of the former railway and the disused infrastructure in place.
Just to give an example, the former Great Southern and Western Rail line between Faranfore and Valencia was one of the most scenic in Ireland. It is a prime trail for a bike trail.
Problems will be encountered though as much of some of the former Rail lines like the Valencia line have been taken over by the farmers and returned to Agricultural use and thus squatter’s rights can now be claimed.
In order to circumvent any problems a statutory system of compulsory acquisition should be put in place, overseen by a judge of course.
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