More Dublin Area Rapid Transit

[neildimmer]

Evening All

I have added some new collections by David Heath of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system

Dublin Area Rapid Transit CIÉ 8200-8400 Class (Alsthom)
http://railway-photography.smugmug....CIÉ-1/21068125_2shR3s#!i=1675346061&k=xKQ44qM

Dublin Area Rapid Transit IE 8500 Class 8601-02 to 8607-08 (Tokyu Car Corporation)
http://railway-photography.smugmug....ART-2/21068138_Ncrfmj#!i=1675348842&k=WDgN6LR

Dublin Area Rapid Transit IE 8510 Class 8611-12 to 8615-16 (Tokyu Car Corporation)
http://railway-photography.smugmug....it-IE/21068117_VwxVCS#!i=1675345059&k=X2K6xj5

Dublin Area Rapid Transit IE 8520 Class 8621-22 to 8639-40(Tokyu Car Corporation)
http://railway-photography.smugmug....ART-3/21068159_prJ4Cz#!i=1675352789&k=B63DRZZ

Neil

 

[317 forever]

Brought back some happy memories of my holidays in Dublin in 2001, 2005 and 2011!

 

[MK Tom]

Isn't there another class that only has five members?

 

[GM078]

Isn't there another class that only has five members?

That would be the Alsthom built 82/8400s. Only five two car sets built, after which all orders where for four-car sets, built by Toyku car in Japan.

The 8200s have been out of service for several years now, lack of spares has been cited as a reason (how official that is I don't know). They quickly became non-standard due to their small fleet size and make (40 Linke Hoffman Busch 2-car sets, 17 Tokyu car 4-car sets, only 5 Alsthom 2-cars).

One set, 8204+8404, has been out of service for at least 2006... nearly half its life!