Irish Rail early 90's

[NIRCLASS80]

Posted a couple of photos of 172 and 076 in the early 90's.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/

[NIRCLASS80]

Posted a couple of pictures of Metrovick C Class 218 and 224 on flickr

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/

[Kirley]

Posted a couple of pictures of Metrovick C Class 218 and 224 on flickr

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/

 

Thanks for the pictures, I've been hunting for a C Class picture where you can see detail - my prayers answered.

[UP6936]

How come those c class were scrapped on NIR?

[josefstadt]

How come those c class were scrapped on NIR?

 

NIR originally leased and then purchased (in April 1986) a number of redundant B201 class locomotives from CIÉ. These were 216 (became NIR 104), 227 (106), 228 (107), 230 (108), 234 (109) and 224. Following delivery to NIR, 224 was found to have a bent frame and was replaced by 218 (105). As CIÉ / IÉ had no use for it, 224 remained in the north until it was scrapped in 1996. With the exception of 106 (ex-CIÉ 227) all the other members of the 104 class were also scrapped - 109 in 03/93, 107 in 01/96 and 104 / 105 / 108 in 09/97. No 106 was taken to Cahirciveen where it was cosmetically restored and plinthed as C202. Unfortunately it was heavilly vandalised and was subsequently removed to storage in Waterford.

[jhb171achill]

The reason they got so many was that there was talk of NIR re entering the bulk freight market following the opening of a lignite mine near Crumlin, Co Antrim. This never came to pass as the mine project was eventually deemed to be uneconomic and no mining ever commenced.

[NIRCLASS80]

Big GM 76 on the Enterprise just uploaded.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/