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Cork Rail Delayed by Failed Tech System | Cork News
The NTA’s six-year, €50 million train traffic management system has crashed and burned, jeopardizing the Cork commuter rail project set to launch in a year. Without this central nervous system to upgrade signals and boost train frequency, the project is stalled — and each month of delay could cost €800,000. Officials scramble to find a replacement before August 2027, as equipment makers threaten claims over unfinished testing. Despite the setback, the NTA and Iarnród Éireann refuse to back down, racing to deliver a national train control system — because Cork’s rail future can’t wait. Listen…
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