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December 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Irish Rail to rehabilitate Limerick - Foynes freight line

Restoring link to Shannon estuary port aims to encourage modal shift.

December 5, 2022 | Fleet

Irish Rail orders 18 BEMUs to expand Dart services

€179m order will help replace diesel prior to further electrification.

October 17, 2022 | Freight

Irish Rail opens tender for up to 400 new wagons

The tender includes a base order for 200 wagons.

September 28, 2022 | Infrastructure

Irish Rail commissions Jacobs to help combat coastal erosion

Dublin - Rosslare railway runs along cliffs and close to beaches and estuaries.

May 18, 2022 | Passenger

Sustainability key to Dublin expansion

A new fleet of trains, including some powered by batteries, are central to plans to transform rail travel in Ireland by the end of the decade, as Richard Clinnick reports.

December 13, 2021 | Fleet

Alstom wins Dart+ train order as network expansion programme approved

Dart+ Fleet project includes mix of electric and battery-electric trains for expanded network.

April 9, 2021 | Commuter Rail

Dart+ electrification design contracts awarded

Work on the Drogheda - Greystones route will increase passenger capacity by 50%.

January 15, 2021 | Fleet

In-Brief - Fleet: SNCF orders double-deck EMUs; Guinea locomotives delivered; Qingyuan maglev train complete

FRANCE: French National Railways (SNCF) has ordered an additional three class Z 57000 Omneo Régio 2N double-deck EMUs from Bombardier for use on lines D and R from Gare du Lyon, expanding the fleet serving the line to 72 sets.

September 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Details of Dart+ programme released as Dart+ West consultation begins

THE first phase of consultation for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart)+ West project has been launched, alongside details of the full Dart+ programme to create a sustainable, electrified, reliable and frequent rail service with increased capacity in Dublin.

August 6, 2020 | News

Dublin’s Kildare Line upgrade moves forward

IRISH Rail (IE) has awarded a joint venture of Atkins, Typsa and TUC Rail a contract to provide multi-disciplinary services for the planned 20km upgrade of the Kildare Line of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart) network

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