Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann

1:30 pm

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That is good to know. We talked about electrification. DART+ will nearly treble the capacity of the current electrified system. Where we bring the battery trains in the electric fleet onto the high-frequency lines, they have much better acceleration capacity and braking capacity. We can get more fleet in and more services operating. Even setting aside the efficiency of electric units in terms of lack of emissions, capacity can be enhanced by running electric trains. I thank Mr. Meade for his engagement.

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