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  1. 228RiverOwenboy
    I do have one question, when did the 201s receive their overhauls? And when did their lights get changed? As I've noticed that they're now more flat and rounded than a few years back when they were square and boxy And thank you very much with the technical facts! I'm currently working on a video of the entire history of the 201 Class
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    Just ordered one now, I need to get one of these!
  3. 228RiverOwenboy
    I'm mostly on about the 1994 ones, which still run today
  4. 228RiverOwenboy
    Good afternoon everyone, I'm currently making plans on a historical video of the history of the 201 class, and I was wondering if there was anything noticeable about them, and if there was anything major that would be crucial to add into the script, or hopefully some misconceptions that could be corrected.
  5. 228RiverOwenboy
    We all know the infamous no.230 as it caught fire in June 2013 due to the HEP system overheating and catching fire; since then, she has been sitting in a siding located at Inchicore whereas she sat in the works at some point. Apparently, there are indications that Irish Rail were repairing the locomotive using parts from stored class member 211. So...Will she ever return?
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    Most likely, I actually saw her a month prior to her incident!
  7. 228RiverOwenboy
    Well, the reason why 224 failed was because of that of a weld repair to a non-structural bed plate had been unnecessarily applied to a structural chassis plate, causing an eventual structural failure of the locomotive. A bent no.224 brought to the Inchicore Works, July 2020
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    Mhm. It'd be very illogical if Irish Rail retained the majority of the A Class, they already have the 071s and 201s which are more flexible and more powerful...There's only so many issues with keeping locos over the age of 40 in service, there's major aspects such as scarce spare parts (especially with over 50+ A Class locos), expensive maintenance and immense fuel consumption.
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    Now, I'd like to add that the A Class were pretty obsolete, and would definitely not reach the standards to pull anything of today's rolling stock (well, except freight...if anything). Plus, it was inevitable that they were going to be withdrawn, sure, they were about 39-40 years old...They were bound to be replaced by more powerful locos
  10. 228RiverOwenboy
    If I remember correctly, this plan either never came to fruition or was cancelled in 2019
  11. 228RiverOwenboy
    So, where's 224 now?
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  13. 228RiverOwenboy
    So I recently began a new hobby of 3D Rendering, using something called "Blender" making Irish Rail trains digitally, and I'm looking for a few more Irish Rail diagrams, mostly looking for the IE 201 Class (not to be confused with the CIE 201 Class); as I can't find anywhere online...If there's none, then that's okay!
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    Yeah I saw that, can't wait to see them in service in the future!
  15. 228RiverOwenboy
    To be fair, you do show a good point! You could always just re-engine them or find them a different use!
  16. 228RiverOwenboy
    Since the 071 class will be reaching the age of 50 in around July 2026, would this mean that the 071s are getting closer to retirement? And crazily enough, they were built around when the UK's Class 43 were built and being put into service and they're already being retired with 70+ in storage as of 2021. Usually (depending on the country and reliability) the life span of a diesel loco would be 25-50 years, and they're already at the age of 44 years old; but there hasn't been anything said about their service coming to an end...
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