The
2800 Class is a type of
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operated on the
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, used mainly for short-haul Commuter services.
The 2800 Class were built in
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. Twenty were built and entered into service in 2000. Like the
2600The 2600 Class is a type of Diesel Multiple Unit operated on the Irish railway network by Iarnród Éireann, used mainly for short-haul Commuter services.-Description:...
, 2700 and 2750 Classes, they were delivered in "Arrow" livery, however the Arrow logo was removed shortly after they entered service and replaced with the
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The
2800 Class is a type of
Diesel Multiple UnitA diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
operated on the
Irish railway networkRail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland.The gauge is Irish gauge.Most routes in the Republic radiate from Dublin...
by
Iarnród ÉireannIarnród Éireann is the national railway system operator of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann . It operates all internal intercity, commuter and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the...
, used mainly for short-haul Commuter services.
Description
The 2800 Class were built in
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Tokyu Car Corporationis a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan. The company is based in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Japan, and a member of Tokyu Group: Tokyu Corporation...
. Twenty were built and entered into service in 2000. Like the
2600The 2600 Class is a type of Diesel Multiple Unit operated on the Irish railway network by Iarnród Éireann, used mainly for short-haul Commuter services.-Description:...
, 2700 and 2750 Classes, they were delivered in "Arrow" livery, however the Arrow logo was removed shortly after they entered service and replaced with the
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logo. The units were rebranded to Commuter livery from 2003. They were the last of the IE railcar fleet to retain the IE orange livery, the last unit being repainted into Commuter livery in late 2005. It is not unknown for the units to work in multiple with the 2600 class.
Deployment
The 2800 Class was bought for use on the
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(then Western Suburban) service, where they replaced the
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stock then used on the line in conjunction with the 2600 Class. This meant an end to the use of locomotive hauled stock on the line. Although intended for this service, they were largely redeployed following the introduction of the
2900 ClassThe 29000 Class is a type of four-car Diesel Multiple Unit operated by Iarnród Éireann. The units were built in Spain by CAF in two batches between 2002 and 2005.
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which now mostly operates the line, although they can still occasionally be seen on some Western Commuter services. They now operate on a varierty of lines, including (on a temporary basis) the
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InterCity service. Because of their design, which allows movement between sets of multiple units working together, it is possible to run a minimal
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service on the line using these units. They will however be redeployed once the
22000 ClassThe 22000 Class "InterCity Railcar" is the latest Diesel multiple unit type to be introduced by Iarnród Éireann in Ireland.In a new departure for Iarnród Éireann they will be the first railcars to operate on express InterCity routes...
fully enters service.
Fleet details
| Class |
Operator |
Number |
Year Built |
Cars per Set |
Unit nos. |
| 2800 Class |
Commuter |
10 |
2000-2001 |
2 |
2801/02 - 2819/20 |
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