Topic: Irish rail

Between two canyons of containers, a pair intermodal trains are being prepared at Waterford's Belview Terminal in Ireland.

All change for Dublin thanks to post-Brexit freight boom

Passengers from the southeast Irish port of Rosslare could be forced to change trains on the way to Dublin. Growing traffic from the port, combined with enhancements to the metro service around the Irish capital,...Read more

12-04-2024|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

Irish Rail campaign encouraging women to apply for train driver positions

Gender pay gap grow in favour of women at Irish Rail in 2023

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), the operator of the national railway network of Ireland, has released its annual Gender Pay Gap report for 2023. This second report follows the first one published in 2022. Within Irish...Read more

29-02-2024|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

Irish Rail locomotive, which will be converted to run on hydrogen

Irish Rail to trial Europe’s first locomotive to combust hydrogen instead of diesel

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), and the Latvian company DIGAS have entered into a contractual agreement aimed at transforming a diesel freight locomotive into one that runs on hydrogen in the same combustion engine a proof-of-concept initiative....Read more

19-09-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

Yellow and green traditional Irish rail color train on the way from Galway city

Busy autumn full of line improvement works for Irish Rail

With record investment in the Republic of Ireland’s rail network under the aegis of a National Development Plan, Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) is currently undertaking a wide range of rail projects. RailTech summarises the line...Read more

18-09-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

Alstom to provide ETCS for Irish Rail’s Cork Area commuter rail

Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has signed contract with Alstom for the installation of ETCS Level 1 and Smartlock Interlocking for Irish Rail’s Cork Area commuter rail this week.Read more

25-08-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

Alstom secures DART+ charging contract from Irish Rail

Rail engineering group Alstom has secured a contract from Irish Rail to provide fast-charging infrastructure for Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) trains in Dublin and Drogheda. The technology will be installed in 2024 as part...Read more

15-08-2023|Comment|author: Kenneth Steffers

All Island Strategic Rail Review: Ireland develops roadmap to better rail

Ireland’s rail network suffers from significant deficiencies, including inadequate coverage, low service frequencies, and slower speeds compared to similar rail systems. That’s one of the main conclusions of the All Island Strategic Rail Review published...Read more

01-08-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey