NIR 1 Class
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The DH class of Northern Ireland Railways
consisted of three diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive
s Numbered 1, 2 & 3. They were built by the English Electric
Company, works numbers 3954 - 6, at their Vulcan Foundry
works in Newton-le-Willows
in 1969. They were of 0-6-0
wheel arrangement
and fitted with Dorman 12QTV engines of 620hp. They weighed 42.5 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 49km/h (29mph).
All three were put into store during the late 1980s, the first in 1986 (1) and the last in 1989 (2). They were purchased for preservation by the Irish Traction Group
and moved to Carrick-on-Suir
.
When they moved to Carrick-on-Suir by rail they formed the last recorded un-braked train in Ireland and were regarded as an "Engineers Special".
Recently the ITG sold No. 2 & 3 for export to Sri Lanka
Northern Ireland Railways
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...
consisted of three diesel-hydraulic shunting 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 Numbered 1, 2 & 3. They were built by the English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
Company, works numbers 3954 - 6, at their Vulcan Foundry
Vulcan Foundry
Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway...
works in Newton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows is a small market town within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated about midway between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, to the east of St Helens, to the north of Warrington and to the south of...
in 1969. They were of 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
wheel arrangement
Whyte notation
The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal...
and fitted with Dorman 12QTV engines of 620hp. They weighed 42.5 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 49km/h (29mph).
All three were put into store during the late 1980s, the first in 1986 (1) and the last in 1989 (2). They were purchased for preservation by the Irish Traction Group
Irish Traction Group
The Irish Traction Group is a railway preservation society dedicated to preserving diesel locomotives from Irish Railways. It was formed in 1989, with the intention of attempting to preserve at least one example of every type of diesel locomotive to have operated on Irish Rail.They currently own 13...
and moved to Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. As the name – meaning "the rock of the Suir" – suggests, the town is situated on the River Suir. The of the town gives the population as 5,906 and shows that it has grown by 5.7% since 2002...
.
When they moved to Carrick-on-Suir by rail they formed the last recorded un-braked train in Ireland and were regarded as an "Engineers Special".
Recently the ITG sold No. 2 & 3 for export to Sri Lanka