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I was lucky to have travelled on a PP set with power car, two coaches, and a 121 from Limerick to the junction many years ago. PP sets and 201's were used on the Dublin Heuston - Plunkett and return to Heuston for many years after the MK11's were scrapped so I used them a lot. It's a crying shame to see them going.

 

Rich,

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Shocking waste of money.

I liked them a lot and loved the Sunday morning 10.30

ex Connolly-Rosslare pushed by a 121.I had no car in

the early 90s and had to use the train a lot to go to my

dirty weekends in Dublin.

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True enough. Each to their own I suppose, but I never had any time for them. A few more of them caught in Feb this year in Dundalk looking in poor shape.

 

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Could be, then again look were it sits in north wall, hope the scrap men don't start at the top of rake.

 

M.

Just 6105 left now, 'supposedly' heading for preservation as the last coach ever built in Inchicore
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Maybe some sensible soul will keep two normal PP trailers to go with 6105 and a 121. They could be useful for the shuttle type things that occasionally get chartered from the RPSI

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First I heard of it - hope so, though. Don't discount 6111 as a future push-pull, though! ;-)

 

i heard that from the man hinself - Jacky Whelan...now that was 3 years ago mind

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Will the MkIIIs in Dundalk be scrapped in situ? Go I'm glad I got shots of them a few weekes ago.

 

I'd say so... they'd need work done to be able to travel on the mainline back to Dublin.

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Back to mk3s,the dundalk sets would more than likely be broken up in the old fright yard,don't think irish snail would like people watching and there is no access for machines to get in.

 

M.

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I'd say so... they'd need work done to be able to travel on the mainline back to Dublin.

 

Pat, just suppose they were to be moved - what would need to be done apart from a brake check?

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Latest story is one of the colour's on the coach is for the 29s when they go nation wide.

 

M.

I could tell you, but a dark shadowy figure would arrive at my door. It'll be worth the wait. R
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Latest story is one of the colour's on the coach is for the 29s when they go nation wide.

 

M.

 

No! I've said too much. Must dash to board up the front door. Them shadowy characters are coming to the light!

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From another (UK Based) forum

 

It seems that a UK train operator has registered an interest in some of the Mk111's coaches that IE are disposing of.

 

It is subject to IE swapping power units from genny vans with a poor body at Dundalk, into those at North Wall with better bodies, whose power units had been removed as spares for genny vans in use on the cross border services.

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