Howth Branch 22K Class ICR Railcar Night Testing - 24th June 2023

On Saturday the 24th of June 2023, Irish Rail conducted night time testing of it's Intercity Railcar (ICR) 22000 class DMU along the three mile long Howth Branch.
The train ran between Howth Junction & Howth from 01:15 - 05:00, testing new safety equipment in the train.
Locations featured:
Lauder's Lane / Burrow Road Crossing
Sutton Station
Baldoyle Road Crossing
Burrow Road
Claremont Road Crossing
Sutton Station Crossing
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[@joshuaW5621]

It is very unusual to see a diesel on the Howth branch at night.

[@aidenlennon9478]

Nice shots!

[@irishrailtrains]

Thank you 👍

[@davepan7064]

Excellent Shots!😀Did you hear about the Sligo train accident?

[@TrainVideosNI]

Fantastic video Stephen why was the ICR testing on the Howth Branch?

[@kylekane08]

Testing new type of AWS. Cant think of the direct name but has something to do with European railways as well. (don't know the full details)

[@TrainVideosNI]

Ah OK

[@tomnolan7971]

@@kylekane08 ETCS.

[@liamoconnor2718]

thats why i wanted to know too

[@aarondillon8544]

Are these the new ones which have been delivered?

[@RailVideosNI]

I guess that is 22001

[@irishrailtrains]

No it was 22301 and 22201

[@RailVideosNI]

@@irishrailtrains That is 22001 lol. Irish Rails fleet numbering for DMUs is weird.