Irish Rail’s (IÉ) ambitious plans to modernise commuter rail in the Greater Dublin area rest in part on new electric and hybrid trains. Piers Wood, managing director for Ireland at Alstom, explains how the new fleet marks a step-change from the rolling stock that has gone before.
New fleet primed to decarbonise Dublin
Irish Rail’s (IÉ) ambitious plans to modernise commuter rail in the Greater Dublin area rest in part on new electric and hybrid trains. Piers Wood, managing director for Ireland at Alstom, explains how the new fleet marks a step-change from the rolling stock that has gone before.
The first five-car train will be shipped from Alstom’s Polish plant at Chorzów to Ireland this autumn.
Photo Credit: Alstom
Categories: Commuter Rail, Fleet, Rolling stock, Technology
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