Dear Friend,

Thank you for supporting our campaign to re-open the North-West Rail Corridor - restoring rail to Tyrone & Donegal, and connecting the North-West directly to Dublin again by train.

The good news is that the pressure has succeeded in getting the line incuded as a key proposal in the All-Island Rail Strategy. So for the first time in over 60yrs, the governments north and south are stating publicly that rail should return to Tyrone and Donegal, and be expanded across the north-west.  

The bad news is that they've made it the lowest of their main priorities - with a target date of the year 2045. Which in reality means it'll happen even later. We're therefore working hard to make the case for the route to be reprioritised and delivered much faster.

There are three ways you could really help our work on this right now:

1) JOIN US

• The more members we have, the stronger our voice and the greater our credibility is with those in power. And it also helps fund our activity.
• Membership is £10, or £5 if you're unwaged/concession/student/OAP.
• Please Click Here to Join Into The West

2) DONATE

• Campaigning costs money to do properly - requiring professional-looking leaflets, banners, videos, hiring rooms for public events etc.
• Please consider supporting our work by making a donation (though only do so if you can genuinely afford to).
• We are run entirely by volunteers, so every penny donated goes directly towards funding our campaigns.
• Please Click Here to Donate

3) ATTEND OUR PUBLIC EVENTS

• This month we're launching an exciting new proposal to improve & prioritise rail across Derry, Tyrone & Donegal.
• As part of this we're holding a series of public events in towns across the area.
• More details will be released shortly - but in the meantime please save the dates below and join us if you can (all start at 7pm) 

Mon 16th February - DERRY - Holywell Trust, 10 Bishop Street, BT48 6UZ.

Weds 18th February - LETTERKENNY - Station House Hotel F92 ERV1.

Mon 23rd February - STRABANE - Strabane Library, 1 Railway Street, BT82 8EF.

Tues 24th February - OMAGH - Strule Arts Centre, BT78 1BL.

Weds 4th March - COLERAINE - Causeway Rural & Urban Network, BT52 1XH.

Thurs 5th March - LIMAVADY - Roe Valley Arts Centre, BT49 0FJ.

Thanks again for signing our petition and supporting our work to see rail restored, improved and expanded across the north-west of the island. We're very grateful for your help.

Yours in Rail,

Steve Bradley - Chair, Into The West

P.S. Please do consider becoming a member. And please also 'save the dates' for our public events above.