Here are a few pics of the Dublin Tram system "Luas" which is currently under construction.

[Linked Image from allaboutbuses.com]
Dublin bus and tram side-by-side

Here's a picture of the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) local commuter rail system. (built in 1980 Linke-Hoffmann-Busch Germany)

These operate on Irish standard guage 1600mm and at 1500V DC

One of the original units:
[Linked Image from asahi-net.or.jp]

Newer Mitsui DART trains:

[Linked Image from mitsui.co.jp]

Built by Alstom and Mitsui


The Arrow (Diesel-hydrolic equivilant to DART used in Cork and Dublin commuter services)
[Linked Image from caf.es]

CAF (Spain) and Mistui (Japan)

[Linked Image from mercurio.iet.unipi.it]



[This message has been edited by djk (edited 12-24-2003).]