Alstom to provide the most sustainable fleet of trains in Irish transport history
Alstom yesterday signed a ten-year framework agreement with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail (IE) for up to 750 new X’trapolis commuter rail cars for Ireland’s DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) network, with a firm initial order for 19 five-car trains, valued at €270 million, including a 15-year support services contract.
Alstom Chairman and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D., and Chief Executive of the National Transport Authority, Anne Graham, joined Iarnród Éireann’s Chief Executive, Jim Meade at IE’s Inchicore Works to formally sign the contract which will see the replacement and expansion of the DART fleet as part of the DART+ Programme funded by the National Transport Authority under the National Development Plan 2021-2030.
