European Railroad Discussion > DARTing around Dublin

Sorry, couldn't resist that bad pun.  Spent the weekend in Dublin, and managed to do a little DART riding as well as riding the Luas light rail.  Rode the entire Luas Green line, which goes south through Dublin's Silicon Valley.   It is constructed largely on the right-of-way of the former CIE line known as the Harcourt Street Railway, which was abandoned in 1958 and preserved for future use.  It makes for an interesting mix of modern light rail running on some old stone viaducts.  Clash of eras!

The Irish mainline rail system is owned by Iarnrod Eireann (IE).  Track gauge is the unusual gauge of 5'3" (1600mm).   I believe the only other places that use this gauge are Victoria state in Australia and in Sao Paulo in Brazil. 

1.  Northbound DART Tokyu trainset at Black Rock Station.
2.  Going-away shot of same northbound DART Tokyu trainset at Black Rock Station.
3.  Northbound DART Tokyu trainset leaving Dun Laoghaire Station.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/13/16 00:04 by dwatry.

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3.  Southbound Tokyu trainset at Dun Laoghaire Station.
4.  Southbound LHB trainset approaching Dun Laoghaire Station.
5.  Southbound Tokyu trainset approaching Dun Laoghaire Station.

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7.  Southbound Iarnrod Eireann CAF DMU leaving Howth Junction Station.
8.  Northbound Iarnrod Eireann CAF DMU entering Pearse Station (Dublin).  This trainset is painted in a "Commuter" livery.
9.  Northbound DART Tokyu EMU set entering Pearse Station (Dublin).
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/12/16 15:24 by dwatry.

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10.  Interior of DART LHB EMU set.
11.  Northbound DART Tokyu EMU arriving at Howth Station.
12.  Southbounf IE CAF DMU arriving Pearse Station.
 

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13.  Luas LRT Red Line train at Heuston Station, crossing the Liffey River.

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Luck of the Irish! Nice to see some trains where I have never been. wag216




 

This brought to mind my visit to Ireland via cruise ship in July 2012. These views were taken at the exceedingly convenient station in Cobh, of a DMU train about to depart for Cork.

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When my wife and I visited Dublin way back in 1989 we stayed in the lovely seaside community of Bray.  We found the then relatively new DART services very handy for day trips into Dublin.