Fairview DART depot

Fairview DART depot is a railway depot used for servicing electrical multiple units on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system.

Fairview DART TMD

Fairview DART depot seen from Alfie Byrne Road
Location
Location	Clontarf Road, Dublin 3, D03 K6E8, Ireland
Characteristics
Owner	Iarnród Éireann
Type	EMU
History
Opened	1950
Original	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann CIÉ IÉ railway stations

Facilities

There is a three road shed, train wash and sidings. It is located just south of Clontarf Road DART station on the Dublin-Belfast railway line. However, maintenance on DART units is also carried out at Inchicore Works. There is no wheel lathe at the depot and as a result, out of service Commuter (29000 Class) DMUs tow DART trains to the Drogheda Commuter depot in order to receive new wheels.

Fleet serviced at the depot

• 8100 Class
• 8500, 8510 and 8520 Classes

Driver changes

This depot is also used for the change of drivers on the DART line – much to the dissatisfaction of northside commuters, as the depot is 50 metres from the platform at Clontarf Road Station, making it arguably a more logical point at which to change drivers. Recent cost-benefit analysis has determined that this inefficiency costs the Irish economy c. €750,000 per annum in lost time.

See also

• Dublin Area Rapid Transit
• Multiple Units of Ireland