Labour’s Cllr Keith Martin has called on Irish Rail to make provision for the transportation of bicycles on all their services into Westport when their new trains come to Westport later in the year.
Cllr Martin says the new trains must facilitate cyclists who want to bring their bicycles to and from the town and says cyclists and cycling groups are concerned that the new trains will not carry bicycles.
According to Cllr Martin “Westport is a designated cycling hub town and has received a grant, under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Infrastructure Fund, of €88,000 to promote cycling and cycling lanes. It is important then that cyclists can use the trains to bring their bicycles to and from the town.
Reacting to Cllr Martin’s concerns at his presentation to Westport Town Council last week, Mr Myles McHugh, Service Planning Manager with Irish Rail said it was true that the new trains had a much reduced capacity for bicycles but that provision would be made for them by adapting carriages.
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