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001 Class (Withdrawn) (164 images)
Built A1 - A60 by Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester in 1955/6 with Crossley engines.
Re-engined with General Motors engines 1968/71.
All locos withdrawn by 1995.
003 & 039 are preserved by the Irish Traction Group.
015 remains in Inchicore?
055 forms part of Hell's Kitchen pub in Castlerea.
All others have been scrapped.
071 Class (126 images)
Built 071 - 088 in 1976 by General Motors, Illinois, U.S.A.
All 18 remain in service but are becoming less common on passenger trains.
1 Class (Withdrawn) (5 images)
Built 1 - 3 by English Electric in 1969 with Dorman engines.
All withdrawn since 1989.
Acquired by ITG and then shipped to Sri Lanka.
101 Class (Withdrawn) (12 images)
Built 101 - 103 by BREL / Hunslet 1970.
101 & 102 preserved by the RPSI.
103 has been scrapped.
101 Class (Withdrawn) (9 images)
Bulit B101 - B112 by BRC&W / Sulzer 1956/7.
103 is preserved by the Irish Traction Group.
All others have been scrapped.
111 Class (17 images)
Built 111 & 112 by General Motors 1981 & 113 by GM 1984.
113 Class (Withdrawn) (4 images)
Built 1100/01 by CIE / Sulzer in 1947/51.
These were Ireland's first mainline diesel locos.
B113 is preserved by the Irish Traction Group.
B114 has been scrapped.
121 Class (Withdrawn) (78 images)
Built B121 - B135 by General motors 1961.
124 & 134 were finally withdrawn in June 2008.
Others scrapped.
141 Class (Endangered Species) (106 images)
Built B141 - B177 by General Motors 1962.
Only 11 of the original 37 remain in service:
141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 152, 162, 167, 171, 175 & 177.
181 Class (Endangered Species) (24 images)
Built B181 - B192 by General Motors 1966.
Only 187 & 190 remain in service.
201 Class (84 images)
Built 201 - 234 by General Motors, Canada in 1994/5.
All 34 remain in service.
There are plans to put 10 into storage, some of which may be sold off.
201 Class (Withdrawn) (28 images)
Built C201 - C234 by Metropolitan Vickers in 1956/7 with Crossley engines.
Re-engined (B201 -B234) with General Motors engines 1969/79.
Many withdrawn following the introduction of the DART.
N.I.R. bought 6 of these locos in the mid '80s and renumbered them:
104 [216], 105 [218], 106 [227], 107 [228], 108 [230], 109 [234].
226 & 231 are preserved by the Irish Traction Group.
227 which became 106, is now preserved in Cahirciveen as static exhibit carrying 202.
All others have been scrapped.
401 Class (Withdrawn) (4 images)
Built E401 - E419 by CIE / Maybach 1956/58.
Withdrawn by 1977. All were scrapped.
421 Class (Withdrawn) (16 images)
Built E421 - E434 by CIE / Maybach 1962/63.
Withdrawn by 1983.
421 & 432 are preserved by Downrail.
428 is at Dunsandle (Attymon/Loughrea branch).
601 Class (Withdrawn) (9 images)
Built G601 - G603 by Deutz 1956.
Withdrawn by 1972.
601 is preserved by The Irish Traction Group.
611 Class (Withdrawn) (10 images)
Built G611 - G617 by Deutz 1961/2.
Withdrawn by 1977.
611, 613, 616 & 617 are preserved by the Irish Traction Group & Downrail.
Bord na Mona / Sugar Co. locos (12 images)
Coaching (Withdrawn) (37 images)
Includes Cravens, Park Royals & older timber bodied stock.
Coaching: MK II & III (17 images)
BREL bulit Stock.
MK IIs have been withdrawn.
MK IIIs are being phased out.
New 22000 class (ICRs) are taking over.
Coaching: MK IV & De Dietrich (13 images)
Coaching stock currently used on the Dublin/Cork & Dublin/Belfast routes with 201 class locos.
DART (15 images)
Originally 40 2-car units by Linke-Hoffman Busch in 1983, further units acquired since 1999 from GEC Alsthom & Tokyu Car Corporation.
DMUs (31 images)
Since 1993, DMU's have been replacing loco-hauled services on Dublin suburban services aswell as most branch line connections. (Tokyu Car Corporation, GEC Alsthom, CAF).
The first 22000 class Intercity railcars have been delivered & will eventually replace loco-hauled services on all intercity routes except Cork & Belfast.
DMUs (NIR) (28 images)
Luas (3 images)
Signal Cabins (50 images)
Steam (40 images)
Includes locos preserved by Downrail, Westrail and the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Cultra.
Steam RPSI (33 images)
Wagons & Per Way (52 images)
Freight wagons & Per Way machines & trains.
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