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201 Class Locomotives

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  • #62
    Oscar Bravo
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    226 Crosses 076 in Claremorris 2 weeks ago....


  • #63
    Dublin Spotter
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    Alot of H and S issues there im told.In other news the loudest 201,220 is resting in Ballina this weekend,parked alongside 207.(Easily seen from the road into Ballina). 220 will work the 0815 Ballina-N.wall IWT liner on Monday-get out and have a listen!! Also,a fair bit of rust is visible on both 207 and 209.

    221 has being resting in Carlow since Thursday. There is about 6 autoballasters attacked to it. The first time I saw one of the loco turned off.


  • #64
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    Dublin Spotter wrote: »
    221 has being resting in Carlow since Thursday. There is about 6 autoballasters attacked to it. The first time I saw one of the loco turned off.

    I was on a 1710 Dublin-Athlone service a few years back with 234. Upon arriving in Athlone, 234 was shut down and just left there, still coupled to the Mark 3s.


  • #65
    Oscar Bravo
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    Dublin Spotter,Try and get a picture,rare at the moment!!


  • #66
    Dublin Spotter
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    It will be Wednesday before I will be on the line. Will be getting the 13.10 and by chance it arrives on plt 2 and it stops for a few mins waiting for another train if its on time I will get out and get one.


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  • #67
    FR.Ted Crilly
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    I like your work guy's but seriously i think your train crazy :D


  • #68
    Dublin Spotter
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    Can't get a picture as it was noted through Athy this morning.


  • #69
    Rud
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    Strangely enough i have pics of 221 in my home town of Athy and in Carlow from the last few days but i won't be able to upload them till i get home from work later


  • #70
    Oscar Bravo
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    This weeks Ballina-Waterford timber was again worked by an Enterprise loco,this time 209. 221 worked the N.wall-Ballina IWT liner.


  • #71
    [Deleted User]
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    I also saw two Enterprise locos on Cork services today, I think they were 207 and 233 as I saw yellow ends on them.


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  • #72
    Jamie2k9
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    217 and 227 operating two Mark 4 sets and as said above 207.


  • #73
    Oscar Bravo
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    221 blasting through Foxford Station,Mayo, earlier with the IWT liner


  • #74
    Jamie2k9
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    234 in Waterford with autoballasters attached.


  • #75
    Cookie_Monster
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    234 in Waterford with autoballasters attached.

    :confused:


  • #76
    Jamie2k9
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    :confused:

    Why????


  • #77
    Cookie_Monster
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Why????

    no photo, was that just a report?


  • #78
    steamengine
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    steamengine wrote: »
    I thought it might be time to kick off a thread and shoot the breeze on the 201 Class. Observations, stories, debates, photos, videos all welcome !!! :)

    Observations are welcome AFAIAC. It helps to build up a picture of what 201's are where and when, for observing or photography purposes.


  • #79
    Jamie2k9
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    no photo, was that just a report?

    No photo because I noted it at 21.35 at night and I was on a moving train and the mark3 sets were blocking most of the view.


  • #80
    steamengine
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    A few pics from a short trip on the Enterprise today - Connolly to Drogheda and return. 228 outbound on the 11.00 dep. and 206 'River Liffey' on the return 12.08 dep from Drogheda. 230 was on shed, but I missed getting a pic.

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    228 at Connolly
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    206 Drogheda
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    206 Connolly


  • #81
    Jamie2k9
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    209 - Ballina-Waterford
    221 - Shunting timber in Waterford
    234 - Waterford-Ballina (replaced by 071 loco on autoblasters) service was also delayed because of another freight failure on the line.

    At this stage 209 spends more time doing freight services than the entreprise and its not even owned by Irish Rail


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  • #82
    Captain Chaos
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    209 - Ballina-Waterford

    At this stage 209 spends more time doing freight services than the entreprise and its not even owned by Irish Rail

    With it's failure rate it's better off doing freight runs than Enterprise duties. 209 used to spend most of it's time on Cork runs anyway before the freights to Ballina picked up.


  • #83
    Oscar Bravo
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    234-Ballina-Northwall IWT liner this morning.


  • #84
    Oscar Bravo
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    209 worked the Waterford-Westport empty timber this evening


  • #85
    Oscar Bravo
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    And 221 worked the Ballina-Waterford laden timber


  • #86
    Dublin Spotter
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    234 had a recent overhaul and was painted but it failed yesterday in Cork and was hauled to Dublin by an 071.


  • #87
    Rud
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    Dublin Spotter wrote: »
    234 had a recent overhaul and was painted but it failed yesterday in Cork and was hauled to Dublin by an 071.

    How does this happen that a freshly overhauled engine can just fail?


  • #88
    Losty Dublin
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    Rud wrote: »
    How does this happen that a freshly overhauled engine can just fail?

    Depends on what accounts for it's failing. A loco with a window broken, if it hit an animal on the track, a warning light in cab or a broken light that can't be replaced on the spot would make for a failure. Pain in the ass but there ya go.


  • #89
    [Deleted User]
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    Taken in Clontarf Road around 18:10 today.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9itaf2fhbk


  • #90
    Cookie_Monster
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    Karsini wrote: »
    Taken in Clontarf Road around 18:10 today.

    no wonder it takes so long to get to Belfast :pac:


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  • #91
    Losty Dublin
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    no wonder it takes so long to get to Belfast :pac:

    Well it would; that train stopped at all stations to Dublin first before going north ;)


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