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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Córas Iompair Éireann (CIE), which controlled the Republic's railways between 1945-86, mainly used locomotives and hauled stock for its passenger trains. What diesel multiple unit cars it did have were numbered in the 25xx series. Since 1987, Iarnród Éireann (IE) have been increasing the use of this type of train, in order to replace older locomotives and carriages. The only electrified railway network in Ireland is the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) system. Its fleet of electric multiple units is numbered in the 8xxx series. Diesel Multiple Units
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NORTHERN IRELAND CAF-built DMU]] The majority of passenger services in Northern Ireland have been operated by diesel multiple units since the mid-1950s (the major exception being the locomotive-hauled '' Enterprise '' service between Belfast and Dublin ), under the tenure of both the Ulster Transport Authority (1948-1966) and Northern Ireland Railways (since 1967). From 2001, all items of rolling stock in use on NIR had 8000 added to their number so as to be part of the Translink number series, which incorporates their road vehicles. The new 3000 Class stock are the first multiple units to be numbered from new in the Translink series.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (IRELAND) The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) straddled the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and so was not incoporated in either the CIE or UTA. However, mounting losses saw the network purchased jointly by the Irish and British governments on 1 September 1953. It was run as a joint board, independent of the CIE and UTA, until 30 September 1958 when it was dissolved and the remaining stock split equally between the two railways. SEE ALSO |
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