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To this end, IÉ plans to purchase a significant number of new ICR vehicles – an initial purchase of 41 will be made for delivery in 2021, comprising three new trains, with the remainder planned as intermediate vehicles to lengthen existing units. The deal for the new vehicles is intended to include options for up to 40 further vehicles. [21]
To allow clearance tests and driver training to commence in advance of the delivery of the main order of 201s, it was decided to transport the first locomotive, number 201, to Dublin by air. An Antonov An-124 was used to transport the locomotive from London, Ontario to Dublin Airport , arriving on Thursday 9 June 1994. [ 1 ]
Irish name English name Coordinates Location Castlerock: Northern Ireland: Portrush: Northern Ireland: Coleraine: Northern Ireland: Dhu Varren: Northern Ireland
There are a number of museums, most concerned with the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge, and restored railway stations around Ireland: Belturbet Railway Station, County Cavan, which is restored as a museum and has several items of rolling stock. [20] Castlerea Railway Museum, formerly Hell's Kitchen Railway Museum, in County Roscommon.
Iarnrod Eireann Network Statement 2011, retrieved 13 March 2011 Timetable Alterations: Valid From 13 December 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011 New Public Consultation Process for Rail Timetable Changes, retrieved 13 March 2011 onward link to timetable PDF broken
As of September 2018, the entire 071 Class has been refurbished. Class members that had been out of use for a number of years have been reinstated into service after overhaul. In 2016, several members of the class received a commemorative plaque beneath their handbrakes in recognition of their 40 years of service with CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann.
Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) railway station opened on 26 June 1847. [2] It was designed by Sancton Wood. [3]In March 2008, Irish Rail opened a new Traincare depot south-west of Portlaoise town centre (officially opened on 25 July 2008).
Number of tracks: Double track (Limerick–Killonan) Single track with passing loops (Killonan–Rosslare) Character: Tertiary: Track gauge: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge: Electrification: Not electrified: Operating speed: 100 km/h (62 mph) (Limerick–Killonan) 110 km/h (68 mph) (Killonan–Limerick Junction) 80 km/h (50 mph) (Limerick ...