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logo and silver InterCity livery since August 2013. 2613/2610 was the last 2600 Class DMU to carry the Commuter livery. Sometimes when these units go to Limerick for servicing, a 2800 Class unit is sent as a replacement. When this happens, the two types of train can operate attached, although this is
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Due to the odd total number of vehicles, a Hybrid set 2609/2716 had been formed. This has been withdrawn and is now stored in a shed in Cork station. All 2600 Class sets carry the new
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The sets 2610/2613 and 2611/2612 and 2607 had their front gangway connections removed in November 2022 and in summer 2023 respectively, similar to the 2800 class units.
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The 2600 Class were the first modern set of diesel railcars purchased by Iarnród Éireann, who for several years had only run multiple units on the electrified
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livery, initially used to refer solely to the Dublin-Kildare commuter service upon which they were deployed, although they were rebranded in 2003 to the new
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In April of 2024, the units 2601/2602 were repainted in the original Arrow livery to mark the 2600 Class' 30th anniversary.
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The 2600 Class trains were initially deployed on the brand new Dublin-Kildare Arrow service (now rebranded
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livery. They were the very last Iarnród Éireann rolling stock to be shipped with the firm's original
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in Japan and delivered between 1993 and 1994 for use on the commuter service between
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service. A total of seventeen individual railcars were constructed by the
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2610/13 without gangways, 2611/12 with gangways in Kent Station Cork
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services. They sometimes operate Cork to Dublin services in case an
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One Cummins NTA-855-R1 of 260 kW (349 hp) per car
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until it was withdrawn in 2012 and is now stored in Cork.
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is not available. At present the entire class is based in
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