CIE Green locomotives

[Westcorkrailway]

It’s hard enough to come across colour photos of CIE green in actual use. A rare livery but I do think it’s a shame it was not adopted wider due to its impracticality. 

Fry’s model of 670 I think show how it looked ex works.

2 types of locos got this livery. Tank engines on the DSER doing the commuter work. Or Cork-Dublin Express locos. And even then not all of these were repainted green. 

Express locos

406 in weathered green (credit unclear)  

This unidentified mogul shows the extent of identifying being a problem. The loco is black but the tender shows it must be green beneath the grime! 
 

DSE area locos 

455 at bray head 

467 was moved to Albert quay after Dublin and retained its green under layers and layers of muck. 

 

after all these years of course. 800 was never repainted when it was received from CIE in 1964.While the paint has no doubt faded a little over the years. It’s a nice example none the less