Similar design principle to the Stadler built Class 745 and 755 trains we have on Greater Anglia - articulated suspension and step-free level boarding by means of a retractable ramp. Great for a person in a wheelchair, parent with a child in a buggy, or someone getting on with a bicycle! Just hope though the seats will be more comfortable than the seats on the Stadler trains in East Anglia...
That would be great but the public transport system is horrible in ireland in general and Dublin is crammed like there could be nearly a million people coming into Dublin for work already adding the million people living there
With a third of the population in a 50km radius are you surprised? Outside Dublin the focus was motorways which built us Irish motorway per km the the most in Europe.
I understand that the Drogheda train has toilets. Will the new trains have them especially on the Howth to Bray line as it would make a journey more relaxed considering only two stations have the facilities available.
I see that train floor level is presented fully aligned with the platform level, is this possible? Can the train levelling system compensate the primary suspension compressed spring when train is loaded? If an unloaded train's floor is aligned with platform then a loaded will be below platform due to primary suspension compression.
I think that floor dishes are being introduced - from what I can see, ramps will profile the floor up over the bogeys while allowing for platform level access in the door circulation areas - this is an alternative method to the platform humps being introduced on the London Underground.
@@irishrailenthusiast1977 Hopefully these new Alstom trains will become the default design for all the current and future commuter railways in the Irish Republic.
The Class 755 trains on Greater Anglia have raised seats on a plinth over the articulation joint at the end of the carriage. It is easy to forget that the seats are raised and so take a tumble when getti ng up from your seat - it has nearly happened to me! Will these new trains on the DART have raised seats on a plinth over the articulation joint?
@@Matty1928 Many trains on used in the Paris metro and London Underground are 50+ years old so some of the original DARTs could still have quite a few years left in them.
The DART service is being increased from 50km to 150km with the electrification of the services to Maynooth/Dunboyne, Drogheda and Celbridge. As regards how the electricity is generated, that is not a matter for Irish Rail.
But don't go using this as an excuse to scrapping old Dart stock or any rolling stock that Ireland's transport ministry signed off during the recession, leaving us several steps behind.
That would require quad tracking of busy sections like Connolly to Malahide - some rail flyovers might also be required - dive-unders and flyovers are being built in London to eliminate conflict between various services - the latest being the flyover for the Barking Riverside station due to open later in the year.
Actually you have not made it disability friendly at all, the livery is very disability dangerous as well. Less space for persons with disabilities than the present Dart sets. So many millions spent and 20% plus of the passengers ignored. Are there charging points for powerchairs. Bike chargers after e-bike ad e-scooters being banned for bursting into flames on TFL tube services and now banned from all TFL services.
…And still no rail link to Dublin Airport. This was promised in 1983 when plans for the original DART were launched. 40 years on it’s quite the international embarrassment. But it’s all politically motivated considering the Luas runs through Ballyogan to serve Leopardstown race course.
The Airport Link is part of the Metro North plan. The Green Line goes by Leopardstown Racecourse because it was built directly on the alignment of the old Harcourt Street line which predates the existence of the Racecourse itself. It has nothing to do with political motivations.
More plastic rubbish to clog up the Irish railways. Experience in the UK (and the rest of Europe no doubt) says they'll need refurbishing every 3 - 5 years or so because the interiors are so cheaply made and seating provides little to no comfort for the travelling public. They probably spent more on the propaganda film than the interiors of these trains.
There is less seats on the train shown then there are on current trains? Why not just remove some of the seats on your current fleet and half the cost of this nonsense?
Very impressive. Always good to see any kind investment in the rail network.
Similar design principle to the Stadler built Class 745 and 755 trains we have on Greater Anglia - articulated suspension and step-free level boarding by means of a retractable ramp. Great for a person in a wheelchair, parent with a child in a buggy, or someone getting on with a bicycle! Just hope though the seats will be more comfortable than the seats on the Stadler trains in East Anglia...
Even though the Class 745 and 755 are in the Stadler Family of trains this new one is part of the newer Xtrapolis Family
Looks amazing! And you just got to love music on Alstom videos 😍👌🏼
Enough room on the train for a string quintet to play it live en route.
In irish Rail, this is the first DART to have the even surface doors since the DART 8200s!
Hope they don't break down like the 8200s! 😥
@@kevolutiongames2 8200s were legends tbf
Why only one pair of doors on each side for the outer cars though?
@@williwacker2774 Good question lol
I can't wait for these to go live so Irish Railway Models can start selling models of them!
2:20 I would not leave my bag there, ever
Can’t wait to see these in action.
Very nice looking train 👍🏻 It’s the only sensible way investing it the railway including movie freight back onto rail 😄
Good to see you focusing on Dublin. Maybe you should manufacture new trains for the rest of the Republic of Ireland.
...you mean there are other places in Ireland besides Dublin? Wow! Somebody should let the government know.
@@cyberdonblue4413 nahhh,
You're saying this like Alstom decides where to build... You're commenting on the wrong channel.
That would be great but the public transport system is horrible in ireland in general and Dublin is crammed like there could be nearly a million people coming into Dublin for work already adding the million people living there
With a third of the population in a 50km radius are you surprised? Outside Dublin the focus was motorways which built us Irish motorway per km the the most in Europe.
I understand that the Drogheda train has toilets. Will the new trains have them especially on the Howth to Bray line as it would make a journey more relaxed considering only two stations have the facilities available.
With the DART, toilets are located at the station. They expect you to get off the train to use the station toilet then wait for the next train.
@@phillipwilloughby5013 There's a number of stations that don't have toilets in use for the public to use.
@@barryflynn879 I know, you have to check that online.
Fantastic news!
We need something like that in cork
There is plans for a high speed train for Dublin to Cork. I assume it applies to Belfast too.
Great news
Looks so good
Well you can see the similar elements in the look of these from the Trasnperth C Series !
I see that train floor level is presented fully aligned with the platform level, is this possible? Can the train levelling system compensate the primary suspension compressed spring when train is loaded? If an unloaded train's floor is aligned with platform then a loaded will be below platform due to primary suspension compression.
I think that floor dishes are being introduced - from what I can see, ramps will profile the floor up over the bogeys while allowing for platform level access in the door circulation areas - this is an alternative method to the platform humps being introduced on the London Underground.
Nice place.
Beautiful! 💚🤍🧡 Going to be sad to see the class 8100s be decomissioned though, they served well!
I hope that at least one of them is preserved at Whitehead or Cultra.
I can't see this being an isolated case though, as the DD's, and class 2600 Commuter trains (Which operate in Cork where I'm from) are ageing aswell
@@irishrailenthusiast1977 Hopefully these new Alstom trains will become the default design for all the current and future commuter railways in the Irish Republic.
If you thought that the dart trains were uncomfortable to sit in these will be as bad as them with their ironing board seats
The Class 755 trains on Greater Anglia have raised seats on a plinth over the articulation joint at the end of the carriage. It is easy to forget that the seats are raised and so take a tumble when getti
ng up from your seat - it has nearly happened to me! Will these new trains on the DART have raised seats on a plinth over the articulation joint?
Doesn't look like it from the vid, which I assume is a fair representation of the trains as delivered.
awesome! I'm only missing trash cans on the train
Just take your rubbish with you. You don’t normally see bins in metros.
Ojalá y hubiera ese tipo de trenes en mi ciudad para prestar servicio sobre los rieles existentes.
Only English please kid
Why do train designers insist on putting in face-to-face seating??
Because a significant proportion of passengers like it?
So the train does not have to turn around ,as everyone would be facing the wrong way on 50 % of the journeys
So kids can put their feet up?
@@oceanfloor258 Ah, yes of course .
2:38 Thank god people wearing burqas can ride the DART, I was worried fundamentalist religious practices would be left out entirely.
2:20 and there's an unattended bag hanging off the back of a seat.
The DART is already fully electric, it is already sustainable. It is the electricity generation that makes the difference.
Their trains are decades old though. About time we go some new trains in
@@Matty1928 Many trains on used in the Paris metro and London Underground are 50+ years old so some of the original DARTs could still have quite a few years left in them.
They are expanding it to old lines that are not electrified yet but will be by the end of the completion of dart+
The DART service is being increased from 50km to 150km with the electrification of the services to Maynooth/Dunboyne, Drogheda and Celbridge.
As regards how the electricity is generated, that is not a matter for Irish Rail.
Great how the older generation aren’t catered for, with no toilets at stations and none on the longer distance DART+ trains.
Wear a nappy
No smoke, no poke. Only dayzul for me lads. Bollocks ta greta.
They look kindof similar to the "turbokibel".
Good
Yo oh OH YO DART GO TO DROGHEADA
But don't go using this as an excuse to scrapping old Dart stock or any rolling stock that Ireland's transport ministry signed off during the recession, leaving us several steps behind.
Will the new darts come with the fresh smell of piss or do we dubliners have to put this in...
Will be great if they run faster then 30 kph. Love the DART but it is painfully slow.
That would require quad tracking of busy sections like Connolly to Malahide - some rail flyovers might also be required - dive-unders and flyovers are being built in London to eliminate conflict between various services - the latest being the flyover for the Barking Riverside station due to open later in the year.
Four tracking to seperate commuter and intercity is apart of the plan for DART+@@RedKnight-fn6jr
Ha, you know those fold up seats will be broke in weeks 😂🤣, also get rid of those seat rests people won't want to move for cyslists or buggies
Folding seats have been on the luas for years with no issues, but yea glass always half full.
Bicycles should be banned from all trains and trams - a cyclist takes up the space of 3 seats - do cyclists pay for 3 seats???
@@RedKnight-fn6jr Encouraging bicycles make good sense. It allows for integrated journeys.
I want my rancid green seats and yellow hand rails please not this homogeneous design
Remember your Patrick Kavanagh please ! Snot Green !!
Not to Cork or Belfast, though.
Belfast is *well* outside the area covered by DART... and not even in the Republic!
@@marcelwiszowaty1751 *Correct*
then it would be called cart or bart
@@shutup2751 True of it were to be like that
DART stands for Dublin Area Rapid Transit ,the clue is in the name Mossie
And what about if the train got caught in a thunderstorms , would you shit yourself !!!!
#trainforbus
This video is 2 years old and the new trains are still not here and Dart just keeps getting worse and worse !!
Actually you have not made it disability friendly at all, the livery is very disability dangerous as well. Less space for persons with disabilities than the present Dart sets. So many millions spent and 20% plus of the passengers ignored. Are there charging points for powerchairs. Bike chargers after e-bike ad e-scooters being banned for bursting into flames on TFL tube services and now banned from all TFL services.
Computer graphics, it looks good... Deliver.
…And still no rail link to Dublin Airport. This was promised in 1983 when plans for the original DART were launched.
40 years on it’s quite the international embarrassment. But it’s all politically motivated considering the Luas runs through Ballyogan to serve Leopardstown race course.
The Airport Link is part of the Metro North plan. The Green Line goes by Leopardstown Racecourse because it was built directly on the alignment of the old Harcourt Street line which predates the existence of the Racecourse itself. It has nothing to do with political motivations.
Dart+ is designed in conjunction with MetroLink. Metrolink links to dublin airport.
notice no white people just diverse AI
whose idea was it to include a woman in burka? do they realise Ireland is a secular society?
More plastic rubbish to clog up the Irish railways. Experience in the UK (and the rest of Europe no doubt) says they'll need refurbishing every 3 - 5 years or so because the interiors are so cheaply made and seating provides little to no comfort for the travelling public. They probably spent more on the propaganda film than the interiors of these trains.
Alstom made the Luas trams and did a pretty good job IMO - there's hoping that it will be ditto for the new DART trains....
Gosh the public relations of this promo is awful. Arabs and asian everywhere. Even a woman in a Hijab
I thought Ireland still used a horse and cart to get around....who knew!
Easaontaím
You would in the Gaeltacht !
@@richardshiggins704labhair i nGaeilge, ní Béarla tú leathcheann
Looks crap
Irish rail just got new train and there better then these ugly looking one 😂😂
Yeah,,now go and help someone sort out the walking distances in Heuston station
There is less seats on the train shown then there are on current trains? Why not just remove some of the seats on your current fleet and half the cost of this nonsense?