MK3a former international coaches.

[enniscorthyman]

Some photos of the MK3 a coaches.

The first photo shows the driving trailer that work was

carried out on but never finished.

[heirflick]

eamonn , did irish rail actually buy second hand stock from BR?

[Warbonnet]

They did Seamus, here's some background and pics of the internationals in BR days http://www.traintesting.com/International_train.htm

[enniscorthyman]

eamonn , did irish rail actually buy second hand stock from BR?

 

IR back in the late 80s were very much under pressure

for rolling stock.If I am not mistaken the mk 2 a-b coaches

came from Vic Berrys scrap yard to plug the shortage.

The mk3a coaches were former demo coaches built by BREL

In the 80s for export market.

[heirflick]

thanks for the info lads.