Date of Manufacture - Bord na Mona engine

[Wexford70]

Does anyone have any reference list for Bord na Mona engines?

There is a Deutz engine by the the road side in Kilmeaden at the Waterford Suir Valley Railway.

The trophy hunters have stripped the plates from it but I believe it is Deutz locomotive, LM259 [Deutz 57840] as seen in the photo on Flickr.

Would anyone know what year it was built?

 

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2025 by Wexford70

[Mol_PMB]

1965. 
28hp Deutz KS28B

Allocated to Boora. 

[Wexford70]

Just now, Mol_PMB said:

1965. 
28hp Deutz KS28B

Allocated to Boora. 

That was fast! Thanks Mol_PMB

[spudfan]

You could try locating Stephen Johnson's book "Locomotives and Railcars of Bord na Mona".

If you are single and don't have a girl friend/ can't get a girl friend it's a great way to pass the time.

If you are married and the wife is annoyed with you, it is a great read while camping out in the garden.