IÉ 8200 Class

The Iarnród Éireann 8200 Class electric multiple units were built for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART). The units were two-car sets, of which there were five. They were numbered in the sequence 820X+840X. 820X units are power cars while 840X units are unpowered driving trailers.

Iarnród Éireann 8200 Class
8405 at Fairview TMD
Stock type	Electric Multiple Unit
In service	2000 – 2008 (Intermittent service)
Manufacturer	Alstom
Constructed	1999 – 2000
Scrapped	2025
Number built	5 trainsets
Number preserved	1.5, Front half 8401, 8405 for fire and rescue training.
Number scrapped	7.5, incl. rear 8401
Formation	2 cars per trainset: DM-DT
Fleet numbers	DM: 8201 – 8205 DT: 8401 – 8405
Operators	DART
Specifications
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead wires
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) See Rail gauge in Ireland

History

The units first entered service in 2000. The units had operated in multiple with the 8500 and 8510 classes.

The five members of this class spent long periods out of service, the most recent being from summer 2007 until March 2008. Following a brief return to service of all coaches with the exception of 8204/8404, all units were withdrawn from service yet again, with Iarnród Éireann citing frequent breakdowns and small seating as their reason for early withdrawal.^{[citation needed]} They were stabled in Fairview DART depot during these periods of being out of service. In 2012 the units were tendered for sale, but were not sold.^{[citation needed]}

They remained decommissioned at Inchicore Works, clear of catenary until reportedly around October 2023, when 8401 was repainted and cut in half for use at NTA's Wayfinding Centre in Glasnevin, Dublin.^[1] in March 2025 8405 was moved to Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service new Learning & Development College.^[2] The remaining members of the class were scrapped between April and July 2025.

Fleet details

Class	Operator	Number	Year Built	Cars per Set	Unit nos.	Withdrawn	Scrapped	Notes
8200 Class	DART	5	1999-2000	2	8201/8401 – 8205/8405	2007-2008	October 2023 (8201/8401 only)	All stored at Inchicore railway works/Inchicore Works (off rails), except 8401 was cut in half in November 2023.

See also

• Multiple Units of Ireland
• Dublin Area Rapid Transit
• IE 8500, 8510 and 8520 Classes