#5108
IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Alstom· from 1998· class of Irish diesel multiple unit
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dublin 5: Milepost98· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 15 615 Bf Dublin Heuston, VT 2751 (›Arrow‹): Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Dublin 6: Milepost98· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. IE DMU 2751: Dawgz at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 2700 and 2750 Classes (nicknamed "Sparrows" [Spanish Arrows]) were two related types of diesel multiple unit operated by Iarnród Éireann. The 2700 Class units were 2-car sets; 25 cars were built by GEC Alsthom in 1997 and 1998, and began entering service in December 1998. Each car weighed 38 long tons (39 t; 43 short tons) and was fitted with a 350 hp (260 kW) underfloor Cummins engine with a maximum service speed of 110 km/h (68 mph).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 28 years ago, in 1998.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Seats 117: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 27 years (1998–2025).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1998
- in service from
- 1998
- retired
- 2025
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Diesel Multiple Unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Commuter, Iarnród Éireann—Irish Rail
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- formation
- Two-car sets
- weight
- 38 t
- capacity
- 117 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5970593, Wikipedia: IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.