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[Article] Iarnród Eireann test new DART carriages

  • 26-04-2004 5:26pm
    #1
    Victor
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    http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/04/26/story144635.html
    Iarnród Eireann test new DART carriages
    26/04/2004 - 4:41:28 PM

    Iarnród Eireann has begun testing a number of new DART carriages.

    Sixteen carriages, of a consignment of 40, have been delivered two months ahead of schedule as part of an €80,000,000 investment.

    Meanwhile, 67 new Intercity carriages have been ordered from Spain, at a cost of €117m. They are due to come on stream late next year.


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  • #2
    ixoy
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    Are these the same design as the current new carriages? I heard rumours of seatless carriages - was this some sort of falsehood?


  • #3
    Victor
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    Originally posted by ixoy
    Are these the same design as the current new carriages? I heard rumours of seatless carriages - was this some sort of falsehood?
    I doubt it. Perhaps they have fewer seats (the typical DART has twice the seating of most similar trains), but I haven't heard of any modern seatless carriages, anywhere.


  • #4
    Crossley
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    They have the same seating as the current Mitsui cars i.e. leave your legs outside if you're over 5' tall !


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