[IT letter] Sharp decline in rail freight

Mark Gleeson · 05-07-2006, 12:06

What we want is a boringly reliable railway which just works, thats completely against the I photo something different mantra

To be fair to Irish Rail they run a decent fleet, the 29K is putting in 50,000 miles per failure thats not far off the DART and easily 3 to 5 times the best the UK can manage even with kit with the same engines, the 29K is possibly the most reliable DMU in the world.

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05-07-2006, 12:06	#18
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	What we want is a boringly reliable railway which just works, thats completely against the I photo something different mantra To be fair to Irish Rail they run a decent fleet, the 29K is putting in 50,000 miles per failure thats not far off the DART and easily 3 to 5 times the best the UK can manage even with kit with the same engines, the 29K is possibly the most reliable DMU in the world.