Dubliners have just over a year to wait until they get to travel on the all-new DART carriages. The first train of 185 carriages ordered was unveiled in Inchicore earlier today. What do you think? #dublin #dart #dublincity | FM104

46K views · 461 reactions | As Dublin's Dart service celebrates its 40th birthday, The Irish Times talked to some of the people behind the Dublin Area Rapid Transit system. Read Glen Murphy's full feature on four decades of the service here (Video: Bryan O'Brien) https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2024/07/07/forty-years-of-the-dart-dealing-with-the-public-is-one-of-the-hardest-things-anyone-can-do/ | The Irish Times | Facebook

The voice of the Dart: ‘One of the really nice things is hearing how my voice has changed over the years’ The Dart may be 40 years old but it only found its ‘voice’ in the late 1990s. Michael Comyn was working as a part-time continuity announcer on RTÉ Radio 1 when Irish Rail contacted the national broadcaster asking them to send across some sample voices. They were trying to find the voice of the Dart, which would alert passengers to stations and remind them that feet are definitely not for sea