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CIÉ 8100 Class
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Linke-Hofmann· from 1984· class of 40 Irish 2-car electric multiple units
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dart-8306-00: K. Jähne· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. SEAPOINT RAILWAY STATION (ON THE OLD DUBLIN AND KINGSTON LINE)-126937 (cropped): William Murphy· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Class 8100 calling at Bray Bré: Der Nebenbahnretter· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. DART class 8100: Cityswift· CC BY 2.0
- 5. June 2023 CIÉ 8100 Class 8118 at Pearse Station: David Wilson· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The CIÉ 8100 class (also known as the 8300 class) were the first electric multiple units used on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) system. Built by GEC and Linke-Hofmann-Busch in 1983, they are two-car units, and were the only units used on the DART before the arrival of the 8200 Class. 40 two-car sets were delivered, numbered 8101/8301 to 8140/8340.
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 42 years ago, in 1984.
- 20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 128: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 42 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1984
- in service from
- 1984
- status
- in service
- number built
- 40
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Linke-Hofmann, Alstom
- operators
- Dublin Area Rapid Transit
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 130 kW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC Overhead lines
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset: DM-DT
- length
- 20.5 m
- capacity
- 128 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5011973, Wikipedia: CIÉ 8100 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.