The first of the new rolling stock was welcomed into Westport by Councillor Keith Martin who also welcomed Disability Access Campaigner Tom Chambers who had ridden the train down from Hueston Station. The train arrived into Westport station at 4.10pm on Wednesday.
According to Cllr Martin the trains are "very welcome to Westport and mark a huge leap forward in the quality of public transport for the West of Ireland. I would press Irish Rail to add extra services, especially an 'Early Bird' service which would allow people from Westport to reach Dublin early in the morning to conduct their business. These trains are state-of-the-art and very disability friendly and it is a great day for Westport to see them roll into town.
The train was also welcomed by a lone piper.
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