103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Chevrons Irish Wagons

103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Chevrons Irish WagonsHaving undertaken a programme of station refurbishment, improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on track plant and shunting locomotives, in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin Belfast Enterprise service, by replacing the existing diesel railcar sets with a locomotive hauled service. Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours, the NIR Class 101 (DL) locomotives were

The locomotive was unveiled in its special black livery in connection with Prostate Cancer UK during August before becoming the flagship for the September tour

and may not be fully indicative of the final model

Works number 3810 was completed in 1954 and sold directly to the NCB

2b SO (ex-FK) 4109 Orange Roof

Cross Braced Ends

multiple working socket on the nose

in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin-Belfast ‘Enterprise’ service

500 wagons built to this pattern

along with lever reverse and the side tanks were straight topped

with white cross - Triple Pack

Bogies Fitted : Cast

single spoke and 3-hole disc