AN eight-mile stretch of mothballed 5ft 3in gauge railway at Kiltimagh, in County Mayo, hasbeenbroughtbacktolifeby pedalpowerasIreland’sfirstVelorail project.
Up to 30,000 passengers per year are expected to pedal the railbikes (for all intents and purposes, modern versions of Victorian track inspection trolleys) from Kiltimagh station four miles in either direction over the old ‘Burma Road’ of the Waterford, Limerick