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  

 

[jhb171achill]

800 is exact, and fresh, as CIE gave it a repaint in standard green (which was still being used on buses and lorries) before it was sent to Belfast.

A myth grew up in Belfast that it was (is) in GSR green in the museum….but this is obviously nonsense!

[GSR 800]

4 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

800 is exact, and fresh, as CIE gave it a repaint in standard green (which was still being used on buses and lorries) before it was sent to Belfast.

A myth grew up in Belfast that it was (is) in GSR green in the museum….but this is obviously nonsense!

Maedbh is as good as it gets for CIE green.

I was looking at her lining when I was up in Cultra, the white definitely has a yellow/cream tinge to it, rather than being brilliant.

[jhb171achill]

27 minutes ago, GSR 800 said:

Maedbh is as good as it gets for CIE green.

I was looking at her lining when I was up in Cultra, the white definitely has a yellow/cream tinge to it, rather than being brilliant.

Pure white when new, but white does tend to age, and it's there some 65 years now!