Galway Area Rapid Transit ? (GART)

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Galway (GART)

Does a future Electrified, frequent, city/ suburban commuter service for Galway City area (GART/ GATS (Area Transit)) – deserve a topic thread?

GART questions to ask:

BEMU &/ or cascaded DMU’s operation first?

Use of re-refurbished old LHB DARTs as EMU service first?

Train and platform lengths?

IF BEMU – charging locations?

Station location – a couple of stations over 2km on lines one/ either side of selected station(s) (e.g. if as far as Athenry)?

EMU line voltage – 1.5kV DC / 3kV DC, or 25 kV AC?

{its also Election Time!}

A few previous topic threads below for ‘reading around the subject’!

First Dublin DART+ battery-electric multiple-unit (youtube.com)

Mention of Galway after minute 7.

Railway electrification — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

Railway Orders — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

Limerick-Galway what rolling stock? — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

DART+ (DART Expansion) - Page 336 — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

Sam Russell

Mod: I do not think a host of threads which just take the DART name and transpose it is of use.