Irish Rail to sell old carriages for scrap

Financially stricken Irish Rail is set to sell off around 90 railway carriages for scrap.

Mon, 06 Aug, 2012 - 01:00
Chris Ashmore

The iconic orange and black inter-city carriages are rusting away in sidings in Dublin, Waterford, and Dundalk.

At one stage, it looked as if Irish Rail could recoup hundreds of thousands of euro for the carriages, which could have been refurbished.

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