201 Class Locomotives

Captain Chaos · 02-06-2014 06:28PM

TheBandicoot wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dellner_coupling#Dellner

Used for connecting the 201s to MkIVs and DDs. I think it is a separate thing that couples to the underlying screw coupler.

You can see the two couplers in this picture : http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Irish%20Locomotives/201%20Class/IrishLocomotives.html#208_20080626_001_CC_JA.jpg

The 201s couple to the Mk4s with drop head buckeye couplers. The Mk4s are coupled together between coaches with dellners though.

To fit the dellners, the chain and screw are just lifted off the draw hook and the dellner is held on the hook with a cross pin holding it in position.

The converted Mk3 EGVs have drop head dellners fitted so the screw coupling and draw hook method can still be used when being shunted by 071/111s.

In the link below you can see 8208 with the buckeye in the raised position and the MU cables installed, clearly after coming off a Mk3 Push Pull set.
http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Irish%20Locomotives/201%20Class/IrishLocomotives.html#208_20030821_001_CC_JA.jpg

metrovick001 · 03-06-2014 12:49PM

Tuesday 03-June-14
220 on NW-BALLINA IWT.

metrovick001 · 06-06-2014 03:03PM

Friday 06-June-2014

218 LE uproad through Hazelhatch at 14:26

steamengine · 09-06-2014 02:05PM

206 on the 13:20 Beller 9/6/14
233 on the 13:20 Beller 10/6/14

steamengine · 11-06-2014 05:24PM

8208 on the 13:20 Beller 11/06/14
207 on the 13:20 Beller 12/06/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO3kSgJJo84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-PUNCvB4kk

jhnn · 12-06-2014 05:00PM

Thursday 12 06 2014.

218 on the IWT Ballina to North Wall seen at Monasterevin @ 12:08.

Regards,
John.

metrovick001 · 13-06-2014 11:49AM

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

metrovick001 · 13-06-2014 08:33PM

Friday 13-June-14

224 on NW-BALLINA IWT liner.

NUTLEY BOY · 13-06-2014 09:30PM

I think that I saw 215 pulling a goods train across East Wall Road in to Dublin Port around 16:00 today.

Fascinating. Never saw this operation before. I don't think that the motorists did either to judge by their impatience. Glad I was on my bike with time to spare !!

BTW I see that the rails on the road at Alexandra Quay / East Link are now tarmacaded over. Is this piece of line now closed off? I saw a set of new DART carriages a few years ago unloaded from a ship and hauled across that junction by a diesel. Coincidentally, that operation cheesed off the drivers who had already paid their toll ! How will they get in the next lot of carriages ?

Captain Chaos · 14-06-2014 12:17AM

New deliveries are now off loaded at Ocean pier at the end of Alexandra road tram way of at the new freight terminal built for the IWT liners.

Freight trains cross there every day, its not new. There are 3 taras every day each way and sometimes 2 IWT liners each way cross there. The IWTs were Monday, Wednesday and Fridays but are more frequent now.

jhnn · 17-06-2014 09:25PM

Tuesday 17 06 2014.

8208 was on the 11:00 Connolly Belfast Central.
228 was on the 10:35 Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly.
206 was on the 12:35 Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly.

Regards all
John...

Captain Chaos · 18-06-2014 03:59PM

Today at 15:00

228 on an Enterprise set in platform 2.
233 outside Connolly shed, sat there all day as a spare loco.
207 was on the turntable behind the shed.

steamengine · 24-06-2014 04:18PM

13:20 northbound Enterprise - 227 stopped at Harmonstown station today for while. Twitter reported points fault at HJ. Noticed a down dart on the UP line later on.

Captain Chaos · 24-06-2014 05:26PM

steamengine wrote: »

13:20 northbound Enterprise - 227 stopped at Harmonstown station today for while. Twitter reported points fault at HJ. Noticed a down dart on the UP line later on.

Figured something was up at HJ earlier as I could hear hear DART horns all afternoon more so than usual.

Those points have been giving alot of trouble in recent years especially at winter time. They badly need to be replaced the next time they close the line for a weekend, but can't see it happening as it would be an expensive and complicated job to get done over a weekend.

steamengine · 24-06-2014 08:54PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Figured something was up at HJ earlier as I could hear hear DART horns all afternoon more so than usual.

Those points have been giving alot of trouble in recent years especially at winter time. They badly need to be replaced the next time they close the line for a weekend, but can't see it happening as it would be an expensive and complicated job to get done over a weekend.

I took this photo of the points some time back - how the switched diamond, in the centre of the pic, operated had me curious. Note the train spotters apartments in the background with the sales banner.

BonkeyDonker · 24-06-2014 10:25PM

It is not a switch - just a cross over with no moving parts.

Captain Chaos · 24-06-2014 10:29PM

BonkeyDonker wrote: »

It is not a switch - just a cross over with no moving parts.

There is two moving blades in the diamond, well not full blades but with movable "paddles" on each end that flick open or closed as needed. It's my local station for the past 29 years so I have spent many an hour watching those points as A class hauling Bell liners ran over them. If the diamond had no moving parts it wouldn't be failing as much as it is but a side effect of that with be a lower speed running through it.

Fred Swanson · 24-06-2014 10:32PM

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Captain Chaos · 24-06-2014 10:53PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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They are powered. When it's quiet during the day you can hear the electrical motors from half way down the platforms.

flyingsnail · 24-06-2014 10:53PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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The blades would all be powered.
This may help here

GBOA · 24-06-2014 10:54PM

It's a switched diamond which although it allows faster running, is maintenance heavy. Only way to control it adequately is with a point motor.

steamengine · 22-07-2014 05:39PM

Enterprises - 233 on 13:20 ex Connolly today, 227 inbound 14:45 at Killester.

steamengine · 23-07-2014 05:49PM

Enterprises: 8208 - passing Killester northbound about 13:30 today, 227 passed inbound an hour later.

LoonyLovegood · 23-07-2014 08:13PM

I saw 227 towing 233 through Drumcindra around 5.40, anyone know why?

Jonathan · 24-07-2014 01:51AM

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I saw 227 towing 233 through Drumcindra around 5.40, anyone know why?

I saw the pair of them sitting in Connolly prior to that. Unsure why.

Captain Chaos · 24-07-2014 11:20PM

227 and 231 perhaps, 233 is in Enterprise livery.

steamengine · 25-07-2014 03:18PM

207 on the northbound Beller, approaching the Humpback bridge at Baldoyle, about 13:30 today.

Losty Dublin · 25-07-2014 04:53PM

steamengine wrote: »

207 on the northbound Beller, approaching the Humpback bridge at Baldoyle, about 13:30 today.

Am I alone in thinking Bell Ferries whenever I hear the phrase Beller?

steamengine · 26-07-2014 11:13AM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking Bell Ferries whenever I hear the phrase Beller?

Dunno but it has a nice ring to it, don't you think ?

bikeman1 · 26-07-2014 03:38PM

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I saw 227 towing 233 through Drumcindra around 5.40, anyone know why?

231 had failed in Belfast. It was hauled to Connolly by 112 and 227 dragged her to Inchicore for attention.

With the Enterprise, all the locos are looked after by IE and the rolling stock is maintained by NIR. So in a serious failure, like this where the loco can't move under it's own power to Dublin, they haul it to Inchicore to be fixed.

201 Class Locomotives

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