Premium Content Subscriber only Byron Shire councillors have been at loggerheads over the future of the shire's rail corridor. Councillor Paul Spooner sought for the council to suspend all work on the Byron Shire Rail with Trail project at the council's meeting on Thursday. While a solar train runs between Elements of Byron Resort and the CBD, the remainder of the shire's rail corridor remains disused, with its future unclear for now. Cr Spooner's motion sought information on whether discussions took place between the council's staff and the mayor or any the councillor as to "the perceived benefits of getting a positive result for a railway option".