French win €318m DART Deal
French train builder Alstom will supply Iarnród Éireann with a new DART fleet, beginning with a €318 million deal for 95 carriages, in what is a record contract for the State rail company.
The National Development Plan proposes expanding Dublin’s Dart network, boosting its reach from 50km to 150km.
Alstom will supply up to 750 carriages to Iarnród Éireann over 10 years for the extended network.
The French locomotive manufacturer will supply an initial 95 carriages for €318 million under the agreement’s terms.
According to Iarnród Éireann, the agreement is the biggest of its kind in the history of Irish public transport.
Iarnród Éireann will use the carriages on the proposed Drogheda to Dublin northern commuter service and on the existing Malahide-Howth and Bray-Greystones Dart lines.
The new carriages will free up others for use on other commuter services and inter-city routes.
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