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Unread 14-02-2016, 17:56   #11
Dublin13
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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson View Post
For a start Siemens are highly unlikely to get any further business from Irish Rail after messing up the last contract.

The 8500 issue is mainly as a result of slightly different hardware on the three different 8500 type units, so it can be fun in a mixed 8 car formation.
Granted there was a mess up with the refurbishment order and the delays that resulted for it was certainly bad news, but they did an excellent job with the actual refurbishment and the PIS systems are streets ahead of the 8500 even if Irish Rail have messed them up. From a passenger point of view the 8100 class are excellent units and seem ideally suited for the work they do and built with good quality materials,

Rather than the 8500 range which are effectively a converted commuter work unit with very cheap looking PIS screens and awful seats that clearly were not designed with European people in mind.

That doesn't explain why the 8500 units still have severe problems even when running solo as well. Even when units from the same generation are running together there is still problems as well. Only last week I was on a four car where one end was going to Bray, the other Howth. No Announcements, external side displays showing it was going to Greystones when in-fact it was going to Malahide.

Last edited by Dublin13 : 14-02-2016 at 17:59.
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