Ore could be carried safer by rail

THE fatal truck crash on the N8 last Thursday highlights the inherent dangers of operating heavily laden lorries on the road network.

Ore could be carried safer by rail
Tue, 19 Jun, 2007 - 01:00
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One of the five trucks involved was transporting ore from Lisheen lead/zinc mine on the Tipperary/Kilkenny border to Cork port.

The Lisheen mine produces almost 1,300 tonnes a day for export which results in many lorry journeys to and from the mine each day on the N8. This ore is ideally suited for carriage by rail.

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