IE's 071 Class.

Not mad about that livery tbh,too much grey. The current livery is much better.

Captain Chaos wrote: »

http://railwayherald.com/imagingcentre/view/275577/PL

apart from the ridiculous numbers I think I like it, back to the simple kettle-esque type livery

Does anybody have another link to that image??It is not available anymore apparently

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Any images/videos of the new paint job have disappeared within 24 hours of being posted on here.

Why?Is it meant to be big secret??

Rud wrote: »

Why?Is it meant to be big secret??

It's the third secret of Fatima apparently the new livery of the 071s. The one picture I saw it was taken at close range so maybe an IR employee put up something he shouldn't have ? It's the one thing I can think of.

Is there a car outside with two shady looking characters inside.

086 just passed Sallins for Ballina on IWT freight.

Thats the one I had Cookie typical it still exists! Anyone know when it's expected back in traffic?

n0brain3r wrote: »

I just pulled one from my browsers cache. Can I repost it without getting boards in hassle??

Not really as it isn't your photo to post.

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n0brain3r wrote: »

I didn't see the no but an 071 class with at least one orange door (072 or 088??) passed Sallins around 13:15 for Dublin port on IWT

Think it was 086, it has a few orange doors and is on IWT runs.

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Think it was 086, it has a few orange doors and is on IWT runs.

Yeah that was definitely it 086 just ran light through Sallins complete with orange doors

Losty Dublin wrote: »

If anybody fancies some 071/passenger carriages action on Monday then they'd do worse than to toddle over to Connolly early and later on Monday. RPSI have a trip to Wicklow that day and a diesel will more than likely be doing some shunting and other deparmentals.

Could be a 201 doing the shunting depending what's around in Connolly. Last year 215 and 221 did Cravens shunting around Connolly and Grand Canal Dock for the RPSI as there were no 071s around those weekends.

pointsman wrote: »

When you say Diesel Shunting & other departmentals - What do you mean? Does the train need to be loaded in the station with stock before departure? Which platform?

Departmental trains are ones which move stock etc from depot to depot. RPSI stock is based in Inchicore and usually moved over to Connolly for it's trains the evening beforehand; however this train tends to be moved whenever a train crew are free for it so it can be moved at any time.

In relation to Monday, shunting and train preparations begin from about 4AM in the morning when the engine's fire is raised for the day. The shunting generally drops the train into platform 1 for loading around about 8:30AM. From there, it is generally taken to the train wash road before the steam engine connects up and brings it into platform 5 where the passengers will board for a 10:30 departure, subject to the Rosslare departure being on time.

In the evening, the train will arrive into Dublin around 16:55 before it will be emptied and 186 detached and taken back to the shed. Once this is done, a diesel will connect up and bring the carriages back to Inchicore; this is done soon after arrival but exact times are hard to pin down.