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Thu 04 Apr 2003€8 billion proposed for railwaysThe "most comprehensive re- view of rail services ever undertaken in the Republic", to be published today, is unlikely to be radical, and its recommendations may disappoint rail campaigners.Decisions on a number of issues, including new and reopened services across the State, are to be consigned to "phase two" of the report's recommended 20-year strategy.