New rail carriages won't be delivered until mid-2022 due to Covid delays

The first of the new carriages are unlikely to be delivered until mid-2022 however, a delay “mainly related to the Covid-19 pandemic” according to Irish Rail. File photo: Larry Cummins

Irish Rail is to spend €150m on the purchase and commissioning of 41 new inter-city rail carriages, a cost of €3.65m, per unit.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) said that the figure is made up of purchase costs of €146.7m, with the remainder covering management and other project costs.