'W Portadown, Armagh, Railway Society CCNI No. 101159 Annual Report 31" March 2023 Email:_Portadownarma hrailwa socie mail.com
st st Reporting Period April 1 2022 - March 31 2023 Members Jackie Coade Leslie Cooper Will Glendinning William Hutchinson Derek Smyth Daphne Weir
Annual Re ort. The committee of the Portadown, Armagh, Railway Society met during the reporting period via Zoom and in person at Woodford Hall in Armagh. During the yearthe PARS committee members met with Aldermen and Councillors and relevant council officials facilitatingthe needs of the ACBC Council Railway Working Group. Communication and discussions have taken place between committee members MLA'S, MP'S, Dfl and those responsible for railway planning and operation within the Province. As has been indicated in previous reports a feasibility study is
currently underway into the possibility of the reopening of the Portadown to Armagh railway. The results are expected to be made public in the Autumn of 2023 when the report is presented by AECOM to the local council and Dfl The committee would like to thankthe councillors and others who have given of theirtime to furtherthe campaign of reinstating this important rail corridor. With the imminent study namely the All-lsland Rail Review it is hoped Armagh City will be included within the proposals outlined in this review considering it's a city of 16,500 people.
William Hutchi, son (Chairman PARS) Derek Smyth (Acting Secretary) Portadown, Armagh, Railway Society Committee March 31" 2023