Irish Rail aims to expand their fleet of trains by 2050

The chair of Irish Rail says introducing new fleets of trains will increase capacity across the national networks.

The All-Island Strategic Rail Review is a plan to increase connectivity by 2050 – which Irish Rail says it is committed to delivering.

The body says a priority is ensuring there are double tracks around the island, which would decrease journey times.

Steve Murphy is chair of Irish Rail – he says new carriages would increase capacity everywhere: It would increase capacity and we aim to have more frequency with not just hourly but half hourly services.”