• New order increases the number of DART+ cars being manufactured by Alstom to 285
• Alstom delivering the largest and most sustainable public transport fleet order in Irish history
As part of a wider investment of €173.9 million in Ireland, Alstom has signed a deal worth €160 million with Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) for a further 100 new energy-efficient carriages for the Greater Dublin Area. The additional five-carriage electric multiple unit (EMU) X’trapolis train sets will fully replace the original fleet in service since the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) network first opened in 1984.
1/2 Mary Considine, Chief Executive at Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail); Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien TD in the cab of an Alstom-built 90000 Class X'trapolis train (Credit – Department of Transport)
“This order for 100 new X’trapolis EMU carriages is another exciting step for Ireland's ambitious DART+ Programme – retiring the original 1984 fleet and introducing a modern and higher capacity electric train across Greater Dublin” Piers Wood - Managing Director Ireland at Alstom (....)