Light engine 201 Belfast

[201bhoy]

Just saw a 201 in intercity livery whizz past my house LE. I don't think I've seen anything go past here that fast towards Dublin! Maybe it was just because it was light engine... anyone know the purpose?

[Glenderg]

"20:50 Connolly Belfast will be a bus transfer from Dundalk to Belfast due to mechanical problem on earlier train" ala Irish rail on Twitter. Possibly the rescue loco to get the stock back into position for tomorrow?

[UP6936]

Apparently a fire occurred on the 201 working the train and it had to be stopped and all the passengers taken off. They uncoupled the stock and brought a replacement loco, according to BBC news

[Killucan2]

Picture of 230 with fire crew on BBC Ni web site.

 

M.

[UP6936]

Any idea how it started ?

[BabyGM]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22805136

Here's a link

I wonder how it started

it says it occured in the engine compartment

[Railer]

Any idea how it started ?

 

 

Excessive HEP use. 206 burst into flames almost 10 years ago working the Enterprise, the loco was almost a write off and spent about 18 months being rebuilt and re wired.

The 201s were not designed for HEP and GM recommended against it but IE wanted it.

 

208 and 231 failed in the last week too. As soon as the EGVs are returned to service the better. 230 won't be working trains for a long time.

[BosKonay]

Anyone know why they egvs aren't running ?

[UP6936]

I think I remember hearing a niggle had developed with them, as they had been in use previously. I might be wrong though

[BosKonay]

[heirflick]

i was just going to ask did anyone have a pic of her close-up...thanks stephen! did the fire enter the cab?

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22805136

[heirflick]

i wonder will she ever re-enter service?

[Warbonnet]

i wonder will she ever re-enter service?

 

They should have enough 201 bits to put it back together. Some of the original Enterprise livery engines sure are looking rough these days.

[Riversuir226]

Hopefully she ll be back, hopefully this incident will lead to the re introduction of the egv and stop the high hep hours that the 201' s are suffering from.

[Tarabuses]

I think I remember hearing a niggle had developed with them, as they had been in use previously. I might be wrong though

 

What is a "niggle" ?

[BosKonay]

looks to be lots of damage, you can see the smoke marks from the cab windows.

[Riversuir226]

Id be more worried if it had scorch marks over the windows. Hopefully the structural frame hasn t been compramised with the heat cause if it has shes a goner. Practically everything else could be repaired or replaced IF theres enough finance and more importantly the will to put her back in service, which I hope they do.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

If the damage is bad I would say she will end up on the scrapheap getting cannibalised to keep the rest of them going. Bring back the 071's/Mk3's on the enterprise twice the age of the 201's and twice the loco. Its just a shame it wasn't a railcar that went up in smoke.

[kevrail]

If the damage is bad I would say she will end up on the scrapheap getting cannibalised to keep the rest of them going. Bring back the 071's/Mk3's on the enterprise twice the age of the 201's and twice the loco. Its just a shame it wasn't a railcar that went up in smoke.

By the looks of things Anthony your wish has been granted http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2032-Dunmurry-train-fire-Second-blaze-within-hours

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

By the looks of things Anthony your wish has been granted http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2032-Dunmurry-train-fire-Second-blaze-within-hours

 

 

=)) My physic powers =))

[kevrail]

Maybe it is a new marketing feature for Translink. "Travel with a real living Fire". Or perhaps they are having a barbyon the trains for passengers. Typical Translink

[UP6936]

Tarabuses, a niggle is a word I use for an annoying little problem

[Tarabuses]

I thought it probably was but I thought I would ask in case it was a technical term I had missed

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Maybe it is a new marketing feature for Translink. "Travel with a real living Fire". Or perhaps they are having a barbyon the trains for passengers. Typical Translink

 

230 that caught fire last night is that not an IE owned loco. Nothing to do with Translink they just tried to better IE by burning a railcar=))

[enniscorthyman]

If the damage is bad I would say she will end up on the scrapheap getting cannibalised to keep the rest of them going. Bring back the 071's/Mk3's on the enterprise twice the age of the 201's and twice the loco. Its just a shame it wasn't a railcar that went up in smoke.

Now Anthony do I detect a hint that you don't like

plastic railcars?.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Now Anthony do I detect a hint that you don't like

plastic railcars?.

 

 

Correct there Buddy now anyone got some petrol and matches

[kevrail]

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Anthony have you been weathering this loco while stationary at Newry? LOL

[Blaine]

Correct there Buddy now anyone got some petrol and matches

 

Plenty of time for that around Lurgan this time next month

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Plenty of time for that around Lurgan this time next month

 

Let the fun begin

[gm171 kk]

Hopefully she ll be back, hopefully this incident will lead to the re introduction of the egv and stop the high hep hours that the 201' s are suffering from.

 

Irish Rail said on Facebook that the MK3 EGVs will return to service this month. But this was over a month ago and before this incident.