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IÉ 8200 Class
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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.
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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 Following a brief return to service of all coaches with the exception of 8204/8404, all units were withdrawn from service yet again, with Iarnród Éireann citing frequent breakdowns and small seating as their reason for early withdrawal.[citation needed] They were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 remain decommissioned at Inchicore Works, clear of catenary until reportedly around October 2023, where 8201 and 8401 were scrapped and stripped of its parts. In September 2024, the remaining units were removed to an undisclosed location to make way for temporary storage of the new DART+ Fleet arriving that month.
A sectioned-off 8401 has now been moved to NTA's Wayfinding Centre in Glasnevin, Dublin.[1]
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