Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas lompair Éireann (CIÉ) (pronunciation: [ ˈkoːɾɘs ˈimpɘɾʲ ˈeːɾʲɘn ], Irish for "Ireland's Transport System") is the name of the Republic of Ireland's public transport company .
Subsidiaries
- Iarnród Éireann , the most important railway companies of the country
- Bus Éireann , an intercity bus company
- Dublin Bus , a city bus company
- CIÉ Tours International Incorporated, a tour operator based in the United States
history
The CIÉ was founded in 1945 as the successor to the Dublin United Transport Company (DUTC). The company is based in Dublin .
In 1973, CIÉ sold its Dublin bus and coach building plant to a company owned by the Belgian bus builder Jonckheere and McArdle from Dundalk . CIÉ had the superstructures for its buses built here. This joint venture only lasted five years.
At the end of the 1970s, FFG Fahrzeugwerkstätten Falkenried , a subsidiary of Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA), developed a new family of buses for the CIÉ ( city bus , intercity bus , double-decker bus and school bus ), the prototypes of which they also produced in 1980/1981. The series production of these buses took place from the end of 1980 to the mid-1980s at GAC Ireland Ltd in a former piano factory in Shannon with chassis and drive components from other manufacturers (engines e.g. from Detroit Diesel ).
In 1987 CIÉ was converted into a holding company and three operating companies (Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus) were established.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irish Statute Book: Transport Act, 1944 , accessed February 20, 2008
- ^ Alan Miller: Bus & Coach Recognition . Ian Allan, Shepperton 1988, ISBN 0-7110-1816-2 , p. 51