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IE 8200 Class

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Manufacturer
  
GEC Alsthom

Number built
  
5 trainsets

Constructed
  
2000

IE 8200 Class

In service
  
2000 - 2008 (Intermittent service)

Formation
  
2 cars per trainset: DM-DT

Fleet numbers
  
DM: 8201 – 8205 DT: 8401 – 8405

The Iarnród Éireann 8200 Class electrical multiple units were built for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART). The units were two-car sets, of which there were five. They were numbered in the sequence 820X+840X. 820X units are power cars while 840X units are unpowered driving trailers. The units first entered service in 2000. The units had operated in multiple with the 8500 and 8510 classes.

The five members of this class spent long periods out of service, the most recent being from summer 2007 until March 2008. Following a brief return to service of all coaches with the exception of 8204/8404, all units were withdrawn from service yet again, with Iarnród Éireann citing frequent breakdowns as its reason for withdrawal. They were stabled in Fairview DART depot during these periods of being out of service. In 2012 the units were to be sold off. However, they remain decommissioned at Inchicore Works, clear of catenary.

References

IE 8200 Class Wikipedia


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