Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) - Iarnród Éireann Future Fleet - G

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) - G

Iarnród Éireann Future Fleet

IÉ's increasing fleet usage has led to requirements being made for the procurement of additional vehicles. DART services are running with all trains formed of 4-8 cars, while 54 sets of 63 fleet of ICRs are committed to services with 56 required on Friday. 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. There are also plans for a total replacement of the existing DART fleet, which will be combined with extensions to the DART network. The framework for the DART fleet is planned for up to 600 vehicles formed into four-car and eight-car sets, split into both pure EMU and BEMU trains. For immediate fleet capacity increases, IÉ planned refurbishment of its 2700 Class DMUs, which was subsequently cancelled. Instead, IÉ is discussing the possibility of sourcing surplus DMUs from the British network, with Class 170s and Class 185s available.

Iarnród Éireann Overview

Iarnród Éireann Type: Subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise

Iarnród Éireann Industry: Rail transport

Iarnród Éireann Predecessor: CIÉ Railways Division (1945-1987)

Iarnród Éireann Founded: 2 February 1987

Iarnród Éireann Headquarters: Connolly Station, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6, Ireland

Iarnród Éireann Area Served: Ireland

Iarnród Éireann Key People: Jim Meade (Chief Executive)

Frank Allen (Chairman)

Iarnród Éireann Revenue Increase: €297.4 million (2019)

Iarnród Éireann Operating Income: Increase €529 million (2019)

Iarnród Éireann Net Income: Increase €4.2 million (2019)

Iarnród Éireann Owner: CIÉ (100%)

Iarnród Éireann Number of Employees: 3,897 (2019)

Iarnród Éireann Parent: Córas Iompair Éireann

Iarnród Éireann Subsidiaries: InterCity

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