Tender process begins for 600 battery-electric powered Irish Rail carriages

Irish Rail has begun a tendering process to acquire up to 600 electric or battery-electric powered carriages over the next decade to create the largest and greenest fleet in Irish public transport.

DART Expansion, a €2bn investment under Project Ireland 2040, will see the capacity of the rail network upgraded through investment in up to 300 new carriages, electrification of lines to Maynooth, M3 Parkway, Hazelhatch and Drogheda, and key infrastructure works to allow more trains to operate in the greater Dublin area.