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CIE 201 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CIE 201 Class

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Córas Iarnpair Éireann C class
(later 201 Class)
Córas Iarnpair Éireann C class(later 201 Class)
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Metropolitan Vickers, Dukinfield Works, Manchester
Build date 1956–1957
Total production 34
UIC classification Bo'Bo'
Length 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) over buffers
Width 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Height 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Locomotive weight 62.5 t (138,000 lb)
Fuel capacity 300 imp gal (1,400 l/360 US gal)
Prime mover Crossley ESTV8;
Re-engined '69-'80 with EMD 8 cylinder 645E by CIÉ at Inchicore Works, Dublin
Traction motors Metropolitan Vickers MV137CW, 4 off
Transmission DC generator; DC traction motors
Top speed 80 mph (130 km/h)
Power output Crossley: 410 kW (550 hp)
EMD: - 820 kW (1,100 hp)
Tractive effort 153 kN (34,000 lbf)
Train brakes Vacuum
Career Córas Iompair Éireann
Iarnród Éireann
Class C; later 201

The Córas Iompair Éireann 201 Class was manufactured by Metropolitan Vickers at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester. They were in regular service on the Irish railway network until the mid 1980s.

The 201 Class locomotives were the lighter and less powerful sisters of the 001 Class locomotives, also built by Metropolitan Vickers. They were delivered to CIÉ during 1957 and 1958, and were intended for mixed traffic (freight and passenger) use on branch lines.

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[edit] Problems

Unfortunately, these locomotives suffered from two distinct problems. Firstly, CIÉ underwent a large-scale closure of its branch lines during the late 1950s and early 1960s, leaving them without a purpose. Secondly, they suffered badly from the unreliability of their Crossley engines, which were of insufficient power even when they did work.

[edit] Replacement engines

Consequently, attempts were made to re-engine these locomotives with more suitable equipment. Between 1965 and 1980, Maybach MD650 engines of 980 horsepower (730 kW) were fitted in 233 and 234. However, a permanent solution was found by converting the entire class with General Motors engines from 1969 (a similar process was also undergone by the 001 Class). From this time they were partnered with former diesel multiple units converted to four-car push-pull carriage rakes to operate the suburban services around Dublin.

[edit] Numbering

When built, these locomotives were numbered C201-C234, and as locomotives were re-engined, they were renumbered B201-B234 to reflect their increased power. However, the prefix letter was later dropped. From 1984 the class was replaced by electric multiple units operating the newly-electrified Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) services, and the remaining examples were all withdrawn over the following two years, the first, No.201 was bomb damaged and withdrawn in 1973, the last in 1986.

[edit] NIR use

After withdrawal from CIÉ, six locomotives were sold to Northern Ireland Railways, which designated them 104 Class. They entered traffic for NIR in 1986-1987, except 105. Originally CIÉ 224 was intended to become 105, but it was subsequently rejected by NIR and replaced by 218, which only entered traffic in 1991. 224 was left stored on NIR until it was scrapped in January 1996.

Of those that entered service, some had very short lives working for their new owners. They were stored as soon as any problems arose (e.g. a seized engine or traction motor), and the whole class was formally withdrawn in 1993 (107/109) or 1995 (the others). The locomotives involved, their new numbers and their withdrawal are set out below:

NIR number Ex-CIÉ number Stored Scrapped
104 216 September 1994 August 1997
105 218 November 1993 August 1997
106 227 March 1995 Preserved (see below)
107 228 June 1987 January 1996
108 230 December 1994 August 1997
109 234 August 1987 March 1993

[edit] Preservation

  • Two 201 Class locomotives, numbers 226 and 231, have been preserved by the Irish Traction Group [1]. 226 was the first mainline diesel to be preserved in Ireland. C231 is currently based at Inchicore, painted in CIÉ Green livery, whilst 226 is undergoing restoration at Carrick-on-Suir. [2]
  • A third example, NIR 106/CIÉ 227 was preserved privately and displayed at Cahirciveen, County Kerry [3] [4] and carries the number C202, which was supposedly the number of the locomotive hauling the last train from Cahirciveen in 1960 but it was in fact 227 which worked the train. Unfortunately it has suffered almost continuous vandalism since being displayed in 1997.[5] It has now been moved to Waterford.

[edit] Models

  • The C Class is available as a brass and whitemetal 00 gauge kit from No Nonsense Kits [6].
  • A resin version is available from Silver Fox Models.[7].

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