IE's 071 Class.

n0brain3r

Heard 075 but didn't see her damn job gets in the way of everything!

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5-L_x06dM

January 2008 & the KRP is under way. 071s / orange 201s & MK3s were still dominating Heuston services!

n0brain3r

080 is light engine in the loop at Sallins, Newbridge bound . Any reason to have taken her off the Sperry train for 086?

metrovick001

Friday 22-Nov
081 on WD-West of Ireland ety timber departed Clara loop at 16:28

n0brain3r

Plenty of LE work today a 071 in new livery ran light through Sallins towards Dublin about an hour ago and a 201 just ran light towards Newbridge

Salmon Leap

n0brain3r wrote: »

Plenty of LE work today a 071 in new livery ran light through Sallins towards Dublin about an hour ago and a 201 just ran light towards Newbridge

071, 076, 083 plus one other observed at Inchicore Sat 23rd

Captain Chaos

Pictures taken from facebook of 085, seems IE themselves are having trouble ID'ing the 071 class with UIC numbers.



Note the yellow tow bar stored on the front for shunting DMUs and EMUs around Inchicore.

Fred Swanson

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GTE

Colour coded piping at the front makes my day, being a sad man with a pencil case full of about 20 different coloured pens =/

n0brain3r

079 worked today's Ballina bound IWT passing Sallins @ 10:44
An unidentified 071 hauled what looked like some rail and spoil wagons toward Dublin earlier too.

Jamie2k9

Glad to see the numbers, hopefully all will get them now.

h.gricer

n0brain3r wrote: »

An unidentified 071 hauled what looked like some rail and spoil wagons toward Dublin earlier too.

075

Regards
hg

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWB7EwjnlXI

088 & MK2s on 1325 Heuston-Limerick at Stacumny Bridge on 08-January-2008

n0brain3r

074 just left the loop in Sallins light engine for Newbridge
Edit quickly followed by 072 on HOBS

corktina

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Pictures taken from facebook of 085, seems IE themselves are having trouble ID'ing the 071 class with UIC numbers.



Note the yellow tow bar stored on the front for shunting DMUs and EMUs around Inchicore.

handsome loco made look even better. Well done IE (now keep it that way)

Sligo Quay

Saw it in Portlaoise yard earlier from my train looks well.

LoonyLovegood

I reckon 074 will be the next to be painted. Just passed it sitting in the gullet into Heuston, one end is covered in graffiti.

Captain Chaos

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I reckon 074 will be the next to be painted. Just passed it sitting in the gullet into Heuston, one end is covered in graffiti.

It's been going around like that for a few weeks now. There are 071s in worse condition with alot of rust around the cab windows like 072 and 081.

metrovick001

Friday 29-Nov-13
079 on Ballina-Waterford DFDS in center road at Kildare at 15:00
072 on HOBs (shut down) in Portarlington ballast loading siding.
071 (I think) on Waterford-West of Ireland empty timber departed Athlone after the 14:45 cleared the Athlone west Jcn.-Knockcroghery section.

yachtsman

The red warning line for overhead wires as previously carried would add another bit of flair.

Captain Chaos

yachtsman wrote: »

The red warning line for overhead wires as previously carried would add another bit of flair.

Always said that myself and a red buffer beam like they had when in orange. That would set the livery off nicely.

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIESFNc2NpU

071 on Waterford-Ballina empty timber train departing Athlone 29-November-2013

metrovick001

Tuesday 03-Dec-13
072 in Potarlington ballast loading siding (shut down) pointed North.

n0brain3r

Is there any reason IE have embarked on the refurb of the 071's rather than some of the non pp 201's or stopped pp locos? If they are standardizing the fleet and trying to reduce costs and maintenance etc it seems an odd decision given that the 201's can be used in more roles and are a younger loco?

eejoynt

n0brain3r wrote: »

Is there any reason IE have embarked on the refurb of the 071's rather than some of the non pp 201's or stopped pp locos? If they are standardizing the fleet and trying to reduce costs and maintenance etc it seems an odd decision given that the 201's can be used in more roles and are a younger loco?

1 They are lighter and hammer the track less

2 there is no onboard computer therefore less to go wrong- like the guinness liner back in the day which couldnt leave heuston because it couldnt get the all doors shut light

Captain Chaos

Also the 071s are needed for the tara run as the 201s are too long for the traverser at the unloading point. The mine is said to be viable up to 2020 at least. If anything it looks like IE would like the 201s gone and have everything covered by ICRs.

jhnn

Wednesday 4/12 2013.
073 0n the laden tara mines, passing Howth Junction & Donaghmede at 11:29.

J

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkAHRpZ6oQ

jhnn

Thanks Metrovick001 for sharing nice vid.

081 was on the last santa train of the day, seen running round its train at Pearse, Saturday 07 12 2013.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhn8882/11256974763/

Fred Swanson

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