Iarnród Éireann funding crisis puts lines at risk, report warns

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by comcor

What is the justification for looking at the cost per passenger journey, rather than cost per passenger km?

One is a readily digestible statistic, the other isn't. In other words, optics.

Originally Posted by Kilocharlie

And buying an additional 41 ICR 'B' (intermediate) cars (perhaps to convert 4-car to 5-car?); this would be subject to procurement allowing use of the existing framework agreement.

OR acquiring the equivalent in a new procurement (more expensive and a lot longer due to full tendering equirements)

If there are public procurement issues, the way one frames it is "I want X carriages that are fully compatible with my existing 22000 fleet. Make it work.". Given that a lot of the equipment is modular (German gearboxes, French windows, etc.), the other manufacturers can keep manners on any potential price gouging.

Originally Posted by Jamie2k9

Anyway why are they not more interested in purchasing a new batch of 2900 and remove ICR from M3, Maynooth, PPT and Drogheda.

They should buy DART units for Maynooth and that would free up 29000s.