Fairview DART depot is a railway depot used for servicing electrical multiple units

Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...

 on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit

Dublin Area Rapid Transit

The Dublin Area Rapid Transit is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on the Trans-Dublin route, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin.Trains are powered via a 1500V DC overhead catenary...

 system. There is a three road shed, train wash and sidings. It is located just south of Clontarf Road DART station

Clontarf Road railway station

Clontarf Road railway station is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the DART commuter rail line.-Location:It is located at the south-western end of Clontarf Road on Dublin's Northside, on the border between Clontarf and Fairview, and serves people living and working in those areas, as well...

 on the Dublin-Belfast railway line

Dublin-Belfast railway line

The Dublin-Belfast main line is a major railway route in Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Central station in Northern Ireland.-History:The railway line was built by three separate companies...

. However, maintenance on DART units is also carried out at Inchicore

Inchicore

-Location and access:Located five kilometres due west of the city centre, Inchicore lies south of the River Liffey, west of Kilmainham, north of Drimnagh and east of Ballyfermot. The majority of Inchicore is in the Dublin 8 postal district...

 works. There is no wheel lathe at the depot and as a result out of service Commuter 29000 DMUs tow Dart trains to the Drogehda Commuter depot to receive new wheels

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 the most 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.

Fleet serviced at the depot

• 8100
  CIE 8100 Class
  The CIÉ 8100 class were the first electrical multiple units used on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system. Built by GEC and LHB in 1983/84, 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...
  
  /8300 class
• 8200
  IE 8200 Class
  The Iarnród Éireann 8200 Class electrical multiple units were built for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit . The units are two-car sets, of which there are five. They are numbered in the sequence 8201+8401, etc... The units first entered service in 2000...
  
  /8400 class
• 8500, 8510 and 8520 classes

See also

• Dublin Area Rapid Transit
  Dublin Area Rapid Transit
  The Dublin Area Rapid Transit is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on the Trans-Dublin route, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin.Trains are powered via a 1500V DC overhead catenary...
  
  
• Multiple Units of Ireland
  Multiple Units of Ireland
  A wide variety of diesel and electric multiple units have been used on Ireland's railways. This page lists all those that have been used. Except with the NIR 3000 class the numbers given by each class in the lists below are those allocated to the coaches that make up the units in that class,...