Cyclists

[Happyhonkaman]

Took my chance to do the Midleton - Youghal greenway on the bike earlier. It kicks off at the train station in Midleton, plenty of free parking, handy out. There was a lot of people using it, lots of families, walkers, runners, and a scattering of cyclists. After weaving my way through a couple of kms of them it eases out but then each time you come into the next ‘station’ the crowds increase again either side of it.

It’s 23km to Youghal and then another 2km into the town. I was after a coffee and ended all the way in at the priory by the time I could get one. Not sure if the town hasn’t reacted to the new opportunity for customers on that side yet or whether it was the bank holiday but there was nothing open, and doesn’t even seem to be places setting up at the start/end of the greenway there.

Enjoyed the ride but I won’t be back.. it must be the most monotonous route imaginable, I know train lines are planned to be simple routes but this is a straight line from one end to the other and hardly waivers up or down either. The whole thing felt like a really good cycling simulator by the end!

I think I’d park in Tivoli/Glounthaune next time and start there, head for Midleton and head out to maybe Killeagh and back again for a bit more variety

 

[Swanforthelough]

Took my chance to do the Midleton - Youghal greenway on the bike earlier. It kicks off at the train station in Midleton, plenty of free parking, handy out. There was a lot of people using it, lots of families, walkers, runners, and a scattering of cyclists. After weaving my way through a couple of kms of them it eases out but then each time you come into the next ‘station’ the crowds increase again either side of it.

It’s 23km to Youghal and then another 2km into the town. I was after a coffee and ended all the way in at the priory by the time I could get one. Not sure if the town hasn’t reacted to the new opportunity for customers on that side yet or whether it was the bank holiday but there was nothing open, and doesn’t even seem to be places setting up at the start/end of the greenway there.

Enjoyed the ride but I won’t be back.. it must be the most monotonous route imaginable, I know train lines are planned to be simple routes but this is a straight line from one end to the other and hardly waivers up or down either. The whole thing felt like a really good cycling simulator by the end!

I think I’d park in Tivoli/Glounthaune next time and start there, head for Midleton and head out to maybe Killeagh and back again for a bit more variety

The old train line passes through monotonous farmland mostly, if folks are going for the sea view they will be disappointed…Complete insanity not putting the train back in service.

 

[Crankycorner]

The old train line passes through monotonous farmland mostly, if folks are going for the sea view they will be disappointed…Complete insanity not putting the train back in service.

The lack of joined up thinking in this country is infuriating. Surely it would make sense to put the train back in service and build houses, houses and more houses along the line.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

The lack of joined up thinking in this country is infuriating. Surely it would make sense to put the train back in service and build houses, houses and more houses along the line.

There must be a decent reason not to have?
Given the width of the greenway now I’d say it would have only fit one track wide, maybe that would have been enough and the one train could just have run up and down?

 

[Crankycorner]

There must be a decent reason not to have?
Given the width of the greenway now I’d say it would have only fit one track wide, maybe that would have been enough and the one train could just have run up and down?

I know feck all about construction but I know ancillary services like water connections are an issue in a lot of house building projects. Obviously planning would need to be joined up too.

A double track would be needed or at the very least a loop line at Killeagh and Mogeely.

 

[BoggyRoad]

. it must be the most monotonous route imaginable, The whole thing felt like a really good cycling simulator by the end!

You do realise that you are heading to east Cork like, which is dull as fuck. A bike ride is hardly gonna liven up the misfortunate place ?

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

There must be a decent reason not to have?
Given the width of the greenway now I’d say it would have only fit one track wide, maybe that would have been enough and the one train could just have run up and down?

“Irish Rail project manager AJ Cronin said the width of the original land which was set aside when the railway was constructed is sufficient to build a twin track alongside the greenway which is currently being developed.“
Feb 2024

 

[Happyhonkaman]

A friend of mine knocked down cycling home last night in a cycle lane.. some scrote came flying along the footpath towards them on a e-scooter, jumped onto the cycle lane on the wrong side, smashed into 3 cyclists with my buddy the first hit so the other 2 landed on him and broke his elbow.

The shithead on the scooter sped off and left them all there.. FFS ?

 

[Meridian]

A friend of mine knocked down cycling home last night in a cycle lane.. some scrote came flying along the footpath towards them on a e-scooter, jumped onto the cycle lane on the wrong side, smashed into 3 cyclists with my buddy the first hit so the other 2 landed on him and broke his elbow.

The shithead on the scooter sped off and left them all there.. FFS ?

That is crap, I hope your friend is ok.

Pity there is not some sort of identifiable numbers akin to a registration number on those e - scooters etc.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

That is crap, I hope your friend is ok.

Pity there is not some sort of identifiable numbers akin to a registration number on those e - scooters etc.

There are probably CCTV cameras in the area but thats not going to help find a lad dressed head to toe in black gear! Chances are registration wouldn't help either as there is no guarantee that the scooter was even his. A lot of these are stolen, bought 2nd hand, some guy using a friends one etc. and there is no insurance issue with using one you don't own like there would be in a car or motorbike.

Either way catching him is neither here nor there really, 8-12 weeks of a heal on an elbow for a lad with a job, family etc is the more pressing issue.