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Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) was awarded a €28 million contract for train-charging infrastructure at Drogheda to Alstom. The fast-charging infrastructure on two platforms and one siding at Drogheda will be installed by end of 2024 to enable new battery-electric DART+ trains, entering service in 2025, to operate to and from Drogheda in advance of planned electrification of the line, and to be recharged during service turnaround at Drogheda.
Funded by the National Transport Authority as part of the DART+ Program, the project will see electrification of three lines at Drogheda, as well as supporting infrastructure, including a new substation at Marsh Road. The charging infrastructure has secured planning permission from Louth County Council, enabling preparatory works to commence in late 2023. Of the initial order of 95 DART+ carriages entering service in 2025, 65 are battery-electric powered, with 30 electric carriages. The battery-electric units will have 840 kWh of energy per five-carriage train, with trains to operate in up to 10-carriage formation.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 18, Number 4, December 2023 |
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