The beginning of the end...
Looking rather forlorn and unloved, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) 201 Class locomotives 204 - (Abhainn na Bearú - River Barrow) 202 - (Abhainn na Laoi - River Lee) 212 - (Abhainn na Sláine - River Slaney) sit on long term storage or scrap line at Inchicore Works, May 2022.
Built between 1994 (IÉ) 201 Class are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland at present. The class were the forerunner and passenger version of the Class 66 presently used on British and European railways.
10 of the original 34 class members are now withdrawn to long term storage and a source of spares presently at Inchicore Works.
The beginning of the end...
Looking rather forlorn and unloved, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) 201 Class locomotives 204 - (Abhainn na Bearú - River Barrow) 202 - (Abhainn na Laoi - River Lee) 212 - (Abhainn na Sláine - River Slaney) sit on long term storage or scrap line at Inchicore Works, May 2022.
Built between 1994 (IÉ) 201 Class are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland at present. The class were the forerunner and passenger version of the Class 66 presently used on British and European railways.
10 of the original 34 class members are now withdrawn to long term storage and a source of spares presently at Inchicore Works.