201 Class Locomotives

Salmon Leap

Interesting to see Oscar Bravo's comment as an aside on Post 1 of the 071 thread from about 4 years ago saying 216 was at Inchicore stripped of parts and unlikely to be out again.How times change, I guess none of us saw that coming!

timber train

Oscar bravo also mentioned that 087 had
Been withdrawn in same post ☺ but it survived to ☺

timber train

221+Mk4s stable at Heuston @1.20pm

timber train

233+Mk4s on sidings at Heuston .

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224 Mk4s just outside Portarlington heading for Heuston

Captain Chaos

Saw 8209 on the 7:35 ENterprise ex Connolly this morning. First time I've noted it on a refurb revenue run. Last time I saw it at Connolly it was dumped outside the shed wrong way round having failed on a test set in Belfast.

Jamie2k9

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Saw 8209 on the 7:35 ENterprise ex Connolly this morning. First time I've noted it on a refurb revenue run. Last time I saw it at Connolly it was dumped outside the shed wrong way round having failed on a test set in Belfast.

Well it didn't last long......failed set

Captain Chaos

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Well it didnt get far.....29 replaced the DD

You're not serious.:pac:

209 really is still the lemon of the 201 fleet even after it's overhaul. Time to put in back on freight runs so.

Jamie2k9

Captain Chaos wrote: »

You're not serious.:pac:

209 really is still the lemon of the 201 fleet even after it's overhaul. Time to put in back on freight runs so.

I don't even think it made it out of Connolly...10.35 is formed of 4 coaches and real time shows the 7.35 ran on time after the 7 minute delay ex Connolly.

209 works fine on the Cork service and with no HEP on the DD would imagine many in IE are wondering the same thing but then again it could of been DD fault.

Jamie2k9

209 failed today on the DD. Not sure about the other day but its loco related today.

GM228

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

209 failed today on the DD. Not sure about the other day but its loco related today.

208 failed today, not 209.

Fault 2 days ago was a with the DVT.

GM228

GM228 wrote: »

201 re-engineering to go ahead?

It's been mooted several times and IEs 2014 Annual Report mentioned a possability of re-engineering the 201s

Here is youtube video of something like whats proposed although possibly not as dramatic as the video commentry!


https://youtu.be/bLp0mrMBRFo

Salmon Leap

218 on the 17:00 to Cork at Stacumny Bridge, Friday 21st October.

1700 to Cork by John McK, on Flickr

tabbey

Salmon Leap wrote: »

218 on the 17:00 to Cork at Stacumny Bridge, Friday 21st October.

1700 to Cork by John McK, on Flickr

It could almost be a painting.

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BAMlLQDR8k

Jamie2k9

230 going to be brought back from the scrap heap next year, didn't see that coming at all.....

GM228

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

230 going to be brought back from the scrap heap next year, didn't see that coming at all.....

Currently undergoing body and electrical overhaul (to be the re-engineering test bed).

end of the road

GM228 wrote: »

Currently undergoing body and electrical overhaul (to be the re-engineering test bed).

makes sense to use it for that purpose as it would need to be rebuilt anyway.

Cravens

What's the story with 225? Any return on the cards?

end of the road

Cravens wrote: »

What's the story with 225? Any return on the cards?

no as far as i know.

trellheim

is there a fleet list of the 201s anywhere and their current state ( incl NIRs )

GM228

trellheim wrote: »

is there a fleet list of the 201s anywhere and their current state ( incl NIRs )

All 201s in service except 201-205, 210-214, 225, 232 and 230, all the rest are generally in service bar a few undergoing scheduled maintenance, none of the above (except 232, 230 and possibly 225) are likely to return to service.

232 and 230 are undergoing overhaul. 225 may be in the ramps next year for overhaul, but not yet confirmed.

233 is on medium term loan to NIR since August and is generally confined to York Road although it did come back to IE two weeks before Chrismtas for an exam and even managed a trip to Ballina on the IWT but is now back with NIR.

Jamie2k9

GM228 wrote: »

Currently undergoing body and electrical overhaul (to be the re-engineering test bed).

Thanks, only heard it from someone else and didn't really believe it!

233 is on medium term loan to NIR since August and is generally confined to York Road although it did come back to IE two weeks before Chrismtas for an exam and even managed a trip to Ballina on the IWT but is now back with NIR.

What are they using it for, assume it's in addition to the DD spare there?

Captain Chaos

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

What are they using it for, assume it's in addition to the DD spare there?

Shunting and per way trains as 231 and 233 will not be made fully DD compatible until 2017 some time.

Jamie2k9

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Shunting and per way trains as 231 and 233 will not be made fully DD compatible until 2017 some time.

They should also really redo the yellow ends on 231, the orange/yellow blend is the odd ball in the fleet of 201's and it's the colors of the ICR (almost all of them) ends. Normal Yelllow suits 201 class much better.

Issue with NIR 111 class?

GM228

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

What are they using it for, assume it's in addition to the DD spare there?

Shunting and per way trains as 231 and 233 will not be made fully DD compatible until 2017 some time.

NIR have their 111s for shunting and per way, 233 is with NIR specifically for testing of the Enterprise carriages which are currently going through a post refurbishment "improvement programme" which involves a certain amount of fault free hours movements within the depot and various other tests which required the use of a 201 but not specifically one with the MMI system as that is not part of the testing programme.

They didn't want to commit a loco which can actually work the train in passenger service as it would be tied up with the project and so the only other available 201 was sent.

216 will also be compatible with the Enterprise and already has the new console fitted for the MMI system.

metrovick001

212 on 1130 Heuston-Waterford at Cherryville junction 06-Jan-07 by Metro Vick, on Flickr

Not my video, but here's 233 during the time it had its silencer bypassed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIgLzc1uHFs

Itssoeasy

I was in Kent station recently and I saw I think 234 with the name plates in Irish and english but they were painted yellow with black lettering. Weren't they removed before and were they not painted ?

Also 234 looked fresh out of inchicore so maybe that's why I noticed it.

215/4002 failed on the 0800 Heuston to Cork near Ballybrophy. Passengers detrained to the 0900, hauled by 220. 087 to haul it back to Dublin.

I know because I'm on the 0900 and intended to get a bus from Limerick, which I'll now miss.