Work begins to electrify the Howth to Bray rail line in preparation for a new Dublin commuter service.
CIÉ's (Córas Iompair Éireann’s) electrification programme includes lowering the track between Dun Laoghaire and Sandycove, to allow bridge and tunnel clearance for overhead wires.
A revised train timetable will operate for three months.
The project is due to be complete in three years and promises to bring Dublin a faster more frequent commuter rail service. For now passenger must endure disruption as,
CIÉ makes its own trip into the Eighties.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 13 October 1980. The reporter is Derek Davis.
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