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Dublin tramways was a system of trams in Dublin, Ireland, which commenced line-laying in 1871, and began service in 1872, following trials in the mid-1860s. [1] Established by a number of companies, the majority of the system was eventually operated by forms of the Dublin United Tramways Company (DUTC), dominated for many years by William Martin Murphy.
In September 2009 a Red Line Luas tram and a double-decker number 16 Dublin Bus collided at the crossing of Abbey Street and O'Connell Street in central Dublin. [89] The front section of the tram was derailed in the incident and the driver's cabin was crushed flat against the left hand side of the bus. [90]
1912 rail network map from the Railway Clearing House. Rail services in Dublin include the six lines of the Dublin Suburban Rail operated by Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway system. [3] One of these is the electrified DART. Passenger traffic to other Irish cities is also operated by Iarnród Éireann from Connolly and Heuston stations.
In 2021, the Irish government released the climate action plan. This sees two brand new Dart (Tram/Train) lines west and south of Dublin, Ireland's first underground metro (Metrolink), a brand new electric train fleet delivered by Alstrom, extension to Luas (Tram) to North Dublin Finglas and more funding for Ireland's rural transport, Local Link.
Go-Ahead Ireland operate approximately 10% of the total Dublin network, primarily consisting of routes transferred from Dublin Bus after it won a competitive tender process. Go-Ahead additionally won the tender for the 197 service from Swords to Ashbourne which began operating on 24 November 2019.
Dublin Bus routes 13, 18, 51x, 68, 69, 69x, 151 Walkinstown St James Gaels GAA Kylemore College: Red Cow An Bhó Dhearg: Main line Red 3 Red Cow interchange: Dublin Bus routes 13, 51x, 68, 69 Bus Éireann route X12 Dublin Coach to Portlaoise / Dublin Airport / Cork: Ballymount Park
On 16 September 2009, a westbound tram on the approach to Abbey Street stop collided with a double-decker bus travelling north on O'Connell Street. There were 21 injuries, and three people were seriously hurt, including the tram driver Oriyomi Emmanuel, who had to be cut out of his cab after it was crushed against the bus. [ 4 ]
Saggart (Irish: Teach Sagard) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2011 as the terminus of an extension of the Red Line. [1] The stop is located on a section of reserved track next to Citywest Drive near Saggart village in south-west Dublin. [2] It is also close to Whitechurch and Baldonnel. To the north ...