Title: Rail transport in Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Rail transport in Ireland
Rail transport in Ireland
Contents
History
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Multiple units
Iarnród Éireann railcars
Iarnród Éireann commuter railcars
NIR railcars
Coaching stock
Mark 4 carriages
Enterprise services
Previous stock
Passenger services
Republic of Ireland InterCity routes
Dublin to Cork
Dublin to Limerick
Dublin to Galway
Dublin to Tralee
Dublin to Waterford
Dublin to Westport/Ballina
Dublin to Gorey/Rosslare Europort
Dublin to Sligo
Cork to Tralee
Limerick to Waterford
Limerick–Ennis–Galway
Republic of Ireland commuter routes
Dublin Suburban Rail
Mallow to Cork
Cóbh to Cork
Midleton to Cork
Galway to Athenry
Limerick to Ennis
Limerick to Nenagh and Ballybrophy
Waterford to Rosslare (closed)
Northern Ireland routes
Belfast suburban
Belfast to Derry
Coleraine to Portrush
Belfast to Larne Harbour
Cross-border routes
Belfast–Dublin and Dublin–Belfast
Freight
Rail interest groups and museums
Heritage rail operators
Heritage rail bodies
Heritage railways
Interest and record groups
Museums
Rail stock as premises
Former heritage railways and interest groups
Heritage railways
Other organisations
Planned and potential developments
Routes
Western Rail Corridor
Heavy rail to Navan
DART and DART Underground
Foynes Port
Dublin Metro
Luas
Northern Ireland Railways
West Clare Railway
HSL Ireland
Station changes
Rolling stock
See also
References
External links

Content: The 071 class are now used on freight services. NIR's three similar locomotives are numbered 111, 112 and 113. There is seldom more than one of these serviceable at a time. Multiple units
Main article: Multiple Units of Ireland
NIR and IÉ both run suburban services using diesel multiple units (DMUs) – these are termed railcars in Ireland (see rail terminology ). Iarnród Éireann railcars
Class
Image
Type
Top speed
Number
Routes operated
Built
mph
km/h
2600 Class

Diesel
multiple
unit
70
110
8
Mallow–Cork–Cóbh
Mallow–Tralee (Sundays only)
Cóbh–Midleton
1993
2800 Class

75
120
8
Limerick–Waterford
Limerick shuttle
Limerick–Ennis
Limerick–Galway
Mallow–Tralee
Ballina–Manulla Junction
2000
29000 Class

75
120
29
Dublin–Maynooth
Dublin–Drogheda/Dundalk
Dublin–M3 Parkway
Dublin–Maynooth/Longford
Dublin–Rosslare Europort
2002–2005
22000 Class

100
160
28 3-car
25 4-car
10 5-car sets
Dublin–Newbridge/Kildare/Port Laoise
Dublin–Cork
Dublin–Maynooth/M3 Parkway/Longford/Sligo
Dublin–Rosslare/Galway/Westport
Dublin–Dundalk
Limerick shuttle
Tralee shuttle
2007–2012
IÉ DMUs operate all InterCity services apart from Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Belfast (one service per week from Dublin Connolly to Belfast and back is Railcar). Iarnród Éireann 22000 Class InterCity Railcars
There are 234 22000 Class carriages in total, being formed into the following sets: Ten 5-car sets – Each set includes a 1st Class Carriage and a Dining Carriage. They are used on key InterCity services between Dublin and Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Westport and Tralee. Twenty-five 4-car sets – These mostly operate on their own or with a 3-car unit.