In the event HEP was only used on the Enterprise cross-border De Dietrich service. and was intended to replace the Mark 2 & Mark 3 Generator Vans used at the time. This system supplied AC power to the train for heating, battery charging, etc.Enclosed body style, last seen on 1950s Metro-Vic A and C Classes.Multiple Working: All IÉ & NIR EMD locos.Air Compressor/Exhauster: Gardner Denver, model WLPA9B.Standby HEP: 220 kVA from AR8, available only when stationary.The authors of Jane's Train Recognition Guide noted that IÉ had had problems with engine fires and bogie cracks. Unfortunately, the locomotives have had a chequered service history.
The first light-engine test run operated from Inchicore works to Kildare on the Tuesday 14. An Antonov An-124 was used to transport the locomotive from London, Ontario to Dublin Airport, arriving on Thursday 9 June 1994. To allow clearance tests and driver training to commence in advance of the delivery of the main order of 201s, it was decided to transport the first locomotive, number 201, to Dublin by air. The first were delivered in 1994, with deliveries continuing until 1995. Northern Ireland Railways also purchased 2. The economic boom in Ireland in the mid-1990s allowed Iarnród Éireann to begin significant investment in the infrastructure of the railways, which began with an order for 32 brand new express locomotives from GM-EMD. A freight version, the EMD Series 66, with the same engine, is used on privately operated European mainline freight duties.īy the early 1990s the locomotives operating passenger services in Ireland were becoming increasingly obsolete, with the newest type in service being the 071 Class introduced in 1976. The Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) / Northern Ireland Railways 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland and were built between 19 by General Motors Diesel. HEP: Dayton-Phoenix alternator, model E7145, 438 kVA, 220/380VAC, 3-phase, 50 Hzģ2 Irish Rail and 2 Northern Ireland Railways
Six axle-hung, nose-suspended D43 traction motors General Motors Diesel, London, Ontario, Canadaġ08.862 tonnes (107.143 long tons 120.000 short tons) 201 Class 228 at Lanyon Place (Formerly Belfast Central) in current Enterprise livery in 2016
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