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NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS (NIR)

■ NEWS: Two intermediate halts on the Coleraine-Portrush branch will each be capable of handling six-car trains if Translink is successful with a planning application. It wants to extend the platform at Dhu Varren by 65 metres and replace the present University halt with a new station which will have a 146 metre platform and associated facilities. The decking of

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