CIE 401 Class
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The Córas Iompair Éireann
401 Class locomotive
s were built in 1957-1958 and designed for use on branch line traffic and shunting. They were fitted with a Maybach MD220 engine of 420 hp, with diesel hydraulic transmission via a Mekydro KL64 torque converter, and were of C wheel arrangement
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Though they had a design maximum speed of 100 km/h (60 mph), experience showed that they did not ride well when travelling at speeds over 40km/h (25 mph) and so henceforth were limited to that speed. They were numbered E401-E419, and were withdrawn from service between 1968 and 1977.
See also Irish Traction Group info athttp://www.irishtractiongroup.com/loco_photos/E402%20Mullingar.jpg.
A 401 Body is now available from Shapeways via Valvedesigns ( a Rapid Prototyping Service ) http://www.shapeways.com/model/121089/cie_e_class_401_oo_scale.html
Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas Iompair Éireann , or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the...
401 Class locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s were built in 1957-1958 and designed for use on branch line traffic and shunting. They were fitted with a Maybach MD220 engine of 420 hp, with diesel hydraulic transmission via a Mekydro KL64 torque converter, and were of C wheel arrangement
UIC classification
The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much...
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Though they had a design maximum speed of 100 km/h (60 mph), experience showed that they did not ride well when travelling at speeds over 40km/h (25 mph) and so henceforth were limited to that speed. They were numbered E401-E419, and were withdrawn from service between 1968 and 1977.
See also Irish Traction Group info athttp://www.irishtractiongroup.com/loco_photos/E402%20Mullingar.jpg.
Model
The 401 was available as a resin model from "Q Kits" http://website.lineone.net/~sjohnson40/Loco%20Profiles/EClass.html, but this company is no longer trading as the owner has retired.A 401 Body is now available from Shapeways via Valvedesigns ( a Rapid Prototyping Service ) http://www.shapeways.com/model/121089/cie_e_class_401_oo_scale.html