RPSI B141

[ttc0169]

B141 was moved under its own power from the RPSI locomotive shed last weekend out into the winter sunshine.

 

[DART8118]

Copied the photo below into this thread so as not to hijack the 121 sound chip discussion.

It's a super photo that shows the Murphy Models plate and thanks to DiveController for posting it.  I understand that in the real world the Murphy Models plate is at the No 1 cab end.  In the DCC world is that the forward cab, or the reverse cab, or does it matter?

TIA

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[DiveController]

I believe they were still referred to as No1 & No. 2 (no jokes please), not sure if forward etc make that much sense in a double cabbed loco, although I often have problems remembering which is which tbh

[DART8118]

Easy enough in the real world.  No 1 cab has the Murphy Models plate and the short handrail.

[AllThingsDiesel]

B141 was repainted at Inchicore very recently (last month, I think?)

[west_clare_wanderer]

5 hours ago, AllThingsDiesel said:

B141 was repainted at Inchicore very recently (last month, I think?)

 

Thanks. She's looking rather resplendent! 

[IrishTrainScenes]

Maybe a rerun of the 'Diesel Do'

[AllThingsDiesel]

On 14/6/2026 at 12:52 PM, IrishTrainScenes said:

Maybe a rerun of the 'Diesel Do'

It'll be a costly sum to have both locos mainline-certified... Over £70,000+

[DJ Dangerous]

On 19/6/2026 at 5:31 PM, AllThingsDiesel said:

It'll be a costly sum to have both locos mainline-certified... Over £70,000+

How does that cost break down, and for how long is certification valid?

[hurricanemk1c]

23 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

How does that cost break down, and for how long is certification valid?

5 years ago the OTMR equipment for Deltic 55019 alone was estimated at £18,000, and that has older TPWS already installed. So that'd be £36,000 for both locos without any ongoing certification work.

For operating in Northern Ireland there'd be AWS and TPWS installation and certifications, plus train radio. In the Republic, requires a train radio (if it hasn't been removed) and ETCS Level 1 will be coming and that's something to be determined but is a very expensive bit of kit.

I'd say £70,000 per loco is the bottom end estimate!