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The Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas Iompair Éireann

C?ras Iompair ?ireann is a statutory corporation of the Republic of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for the provision of most public transport services in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and Northern I...
 101 Class locomotive
Locomotive

A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....
s, numbered B101-B112, were built in 1956 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a railway locomotive and carriage builder, founded in Birmingham, England and, for most of its existence, located at nearby Smethwick, with the factory was divided by the boundary between the two places....
. They were fitted with Sulzer 6LDA28 engines of , with four Metropolitan-Vickers
Metropolitan-Vickers

Metropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a United Kingdom heavy electrical engineering company of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse....
 MV157 traction motors. They were of A1A-A1A wheel arrangement
UIC classification

The International Union of Railways classification is a comprehensive system for describing the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams....
, weighed 75 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 120km/h (75mph).

With their design, size and axle loading, they were intended for mixed traffic duties, hauling both freight and passenger trains. They found regular use primarily on the Waterford
Waterford

Waterford is the primary city of the South East region. Founded in 914 in Ireland AD, by the Vikings, it is Ireland's oldest city. It is the fifth largest city in the country of Republic of Ireland....
-Mallow
Mallow, County Cork

Mallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Republic of Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....
-Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
 line and also on the Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
-Newcastle West
Newcastle West

Newcastle West is a town in west County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The town is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, and is sited on the River Arra which flows into the River Deel....
-Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 line.






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The Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas Iompair Éireann

C?ras Iompair ?ireann is a statutory corporation of the Republic of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for the provision of most public transport services in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and Northern I...
 101 Class locomotive
Locomotive

A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....
s, numbered B101-B112, were built in 1956 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a railway locomotive and carriage builder, founded in Birmingham, England and, for most of its existence, located at nearby Smethwick, with the factory was divided by the boundary between the two places....
. They were fitted with Sulzer 6LDA28 engines of , with four Metropolitan-Vickers
Metropolitan-Vickers

Metropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a United Kingdom heavy electrical engineering company of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse....
 MV157 traction motors. They were of A1A-A1A wheel arrangement
UIC classification

The International Union of Railways classification is a comprehensive system for describing the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams....
, weighed 75 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 120km/h (75mph).

With their design, size and axle loading, they were intended for mixed traffic duties, hauling both freight and passenger trains. They found regular use primarily on the Waterford
Waterford

Waterford is the primary city of the South East region. Founded in 914 in Ireland AD, by the Vikings, it is Ireland's oldest city. It is the fifth largest city in the country of Republic of Ireland....
-Mallow
Mallow, County Cork

Mallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Republic of Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....
-Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
 line and also on the Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
-Newcastle West
Newcastle West

Newcastle West is a town in west County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The town is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, and is sited on the River Arra which flows into the River Deel....
-Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 line. Given that they were the first main group of diesel locos used in Ireland, they proved very successful and quickly gained a reputation for comfort and reliability by contrast to the poor cab conditions and suspension rocking of the Class 113
CIE 113 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 113 class locomotives were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland, being built in January 1950 and October 1951 by CI? at their Inchicore Works....
 and the interminable breakdowns of the 001
CIE 001 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 001 Class locomotive was manufactured by Metropolitan Vickers at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester.The 001 Class locomotive was the backbone of mainline passenger and freight train services on the Irish railway network for forty years from 1955 until the mid-1990s when they were replaced by the new IE 201 Cl...
/201
CIE 201 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 201 Class was a class of 34 diesel electric locomotives manufactured by Metropolitan Vickers at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester....
. However during the 1960s many of the secondary lines that they were used on were closed and following the arrival of the 181 Class
CIE 181 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 181 Class locomotives were built in 1966 by Electro-Motive Diesel and numbered B181 to B192.These locomotives were virtually identical to the earlier CIE 141 Class locomotives, but fitted with the more powerful EMD 645 engine and thermostatically controlled engine cooling fan and inlet shutters....
, the 101s were relegated to goods, permanent way and pilot duties.

The first withdrawal took place in 1969 (B111), and the last in February 1978 (B106). A proposal to re-engine them in the light of similar refurbishments of the Class 001 and Class 201 came to nought, and the decision was taken to order new locomotives in the form of the 071 Class
CIE 071 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 071 Class or Northern Ireland Railways 111 Class is a Electro-Motive Diesel EMD JT22CW series diesel-electric locomotive used in both countries in Ireland....
 instead.

After withdrawal, the entire class was lined up together with the two 113 Class
CIE 113 Class

The C?ras Iompair ?ireann 113 class locomotives were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland, being built in January 1950 and October 1951 by CI? at their Inchicore Works....
 locomotives to form a sound barrier around Inchicore Works. Official withdrawal of the class came in April 1984, and the majority were scrapped between December 1986 and March 1987. However, No. 103 survived and has been preserved by the Irish Traction Group
Irish Traction Group

The Irish Traction Group is a railway preservation society dedicated to preserving diesel locomotives from Iarnr?d ?ireann. It was formed in 1989, with the intention of attempting to preserve at least one example of every type of diesel locomative to have operated on Irish Rail....
 at Carrick-on-Suir. .

Model

A resin model was previously available from "Q Kits", but this company is no longer trading as the owner has retired.

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