French supplier Alstom has been awarded the DART+ Fleet contract for up to 750 new rail carriages over 10 years
This morning.
Via Iarnrod Eireann:
The largest and most sustainable ever order of fleet for Ireland’s public transport network was confirmed today as Alstom were awarded a contract by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for up to 750 new rail carriages over the coming decade.
An initial order has been placed for 95 electrically-powered carriages – made up of 19 five-carriage train sets – are set for delivery from mid-2024, entering service in 2025, and will include a number of battery powered carriages…
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Great news
Is there a booming second-hand market for trains?
And is there a dedicated section for Irish gauge trains (1.6m).
Note: the Luas uses standard gauge 1.435 m
Those darts with the high back chairs and the cheap sunk forward narrow seats were a disaster
They look good, in fairness.
they do look fab
but gotta say there’s a fair nostalgia factor in the old units for me
I imagine in the future everytime I watch The Commitments I’ll have a little smile to myself
“I imagine in the future everytime I watch The Commitments I’ll have a little smile to myself” – hahaha +1000
they look fab because there’s nobody on it. see how fab it is at 8.30 on a wednesday morning and some oul land has his arse in your face cos the carriage is so crowded.
Now you might be on to something there @scottser, arse masks for auld lads who just can’t or won’t cover their cracks. Clear rationale, plenty of supported evidence and lots of good, consensus based science behind it. Eliminate the scourge of pink eye. Don’t fart on the DART unless you’ve a mask on yer hairy auld arse!!
Looks great to be fair.
Look good. Roll on with their introduction
not pictured, gangs of scrotes harassing commuters
I know this happens occasionally but I have never once been harrased in Dublin on or off the Dart,
Paris it was all the time, usually sexual in nature but hey that’s why you have an iorn bar in your handbag.
I love how posh you say iron.
winks at Papi :)
Papi swoons.
Rumour is that the scrotes are also getting a makeover, so that they can fit in with the new carriages.
SHART
Imagine the backhanders for this one
With charging points for electric bikes?
They’re having second thoughts about letting them on the trains in the UK, what will all the battery fires and all.
…and for those of us wondering what ‘the unjabbed’ carriage will look like…
Behold!
https://p1.pxfuel.com/preview/7/314/416/train-carriage-abandoned-old-weathered-wagon.jpg
I bags a window seat.
…fine by me, although I think the sniper tower is a bit much… ;-)