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The 18 locomotives of the Irish Rail 071 Class are numbered from 071-088. No.082 is unique in being the only IR loco in the class to be named, carrying a nameplate on its cabside 'The Institute of Engineers of Ireland'. Identical to the IR 071 Class are three of Northern Ireland Railways 111 Class, delivered between 1981-84, Nos. 111 'Great Northern', Nos. 112 'Northern Counties', (8)113 'Belfast & County Down', all carry NIR's all over blue livery with warning panels. Irish Rail Liveries 1976-2007-: CIE black & orange 'Super Train' + broken wheel logo (1976-1987) IR black & orange with white stripes + IR point logo (1987-1994) IE black & orange with white stripes + IE plug & socket logo (1994-2007) IE black & silver 'Railfreight Livery' with yellow warning panels + IE plug & socket logo (2007- ) Current 071 Class operations (Passenger+Freight): - At present the class undertake a range of un-diagramed passenger services from Dublin Heuston to mainly mid western locations as well as permanent way trains. - Loaded/unloaded Tara Mines (Navan) to Alexandra Road (North Wall) zinc & load ore trains. - Loaded/unloaded timber trains between Dublin-Sligo, Dublin-Waterford, Dublin-Westport. - Loaded/unloaded Norfolk Liner container trains from Waterford (Belview) to Ballina via Kildare. - Loaded/unloaded Cork to Dublin (North Wall), Platin (Drogheda) to Dublin (North Wall), and Tullamore to Dublin (North Wall) cement trains. |
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.jpg "The pioneering 071 Class loco, 071,...")
.jpg "A grubby looking 071 stands at...")
.JPG "071 powers north through Carlow...")
.JPG "071 takes the curves through...")
.JPG "071 heads light engine through Raheny...")
.JPG "071 accellerates on the approach to...")
.JPG "Another view of 071 approaching...")
.jpg "072 arriving at Wexford Station with...")
.jpg "072 rounds the curve into Mullingar...")
.jpg "072 passes through Clonsilla Station,...")
.jpg "072 is seen stabled on the Navan...")
.jpg "072 stands at Bray, Co.Wicklow, with...")
.jpg "072 stands at Maynooth, Co.Kildare,...")
.JPG "072 pulls onto Alexandra Road, Dublin...")
.JPG "072 runs round its Tara Mines ore...")
.JPG "072 is seen shunting its Tara Mines...")
.JPG "072 passes through Drumcondra, north...")
.JPG "072 passes through Ashtown Station,...")
.JPG "072 stands at the terminus station at...")
.JPG "072 powers through Clonsilla Station,...")
.JPG "072 heads north through Clontarf Road...")
.JPG "072 is seen stopped at a signal on...")
.JPG "072 approaches Portmarnock Station,...")
.JPG "072 is viewed from the footbridge at...")
.JPG "072 passes through Malahide Station,...")
.JPG "072 is seen at the north end of...")
.JPG "072 is seen passing through...")
.jpg "073 stands at Dublin's Connolly...")
.jpg "073 is seen stabled on the Navan...")
.jpg "073 powers through Castleknock...")
.JPG "073 is seen approaching Coolmine...")
.JPG "073 accellerates through the new...")
.JPG "074 stands at Ballina Station,...")
.JPG "Another view of 074 at Ballina...")
.JPG "074 is seen stabled in Sligo Quay...")
.JPG "074 is seen at Westport Station,...")
.JPG "074 stands at Ballyhaunis Station,...")
.JPG "Another view of 074 at Ballyhaunis,...")
.JPG "074 stands beneath the tall semaphore...")
.JPG "074 stands at the Great Southern &...")
.JPG "074 is seen at the Alexandra Road...")
.JPG "074 approaches Leixlip Confey...")
.JPG "074 heads away from the Malahide...")
.JPG "074 approaches Malahide Station,...")
.JPG "074 passes through Donabate Station,...")
.JPG "074 passes the Great Northern style...")
.JPG "074 heads through Skerries Station,...")
.JPG "074 passes through Balbriggan...")
.JPG "With Croke Park in the backround, 074...")
.jpg "075 is seen stabled on the Navan...")
.JPG "075 pulls into Ballina Station from...")
.JPG "075 stands at Dublin's Connolly...")
.JPG "075 is seen stabled in the former...")
.JPG "Another view of a relatively clean...")
.JPG "075 approaches Phoenix Park station,...")
.JPG "075 rounds the curve into Leixlip...")
.JPG "075 heads north through Gormanston...")
.JPG "075 passes south through Laytown...")
.JPG "075 approaches Drogheda, Co.Meath,...")
.JPG "075 is seen approaching Killester...")
.JPG "075 passing through Killester...")
.JPG "075 heads across the Malahide...")
.JPG "076 rounds the curve on the approach...")
.JPG "076 arrives at Maynooth Station,...")
.JPG "076 stands at Maynooth Station,...")
.JPG "076 stands at Maynooth Station,...")
.JPG "Another view of 076 at Maynooth...")
.JPG "076 passes through Drumcondra, north...")
.JPG "076 heads south through Malahide...")
.JPG "076 heads through Malahide Station...")
.JPG "076 heads north through Donabate...")
.JPG "076 is seen passing south through...")
.JPG "076 accellerates on the approach to...")
.JPG "076 takes the curve through Rush &...")
.jpg "077 stands at Dublin's Connolly...")
.jpg "077 departs Athenry Station,...")
.JPG "077 heads through Drumcondra Station,...")
.JPG "077 approaches Dublin' s Hesuton...")
.JPG "077 accellerates on the approach to...")
.JPG "077 heads south through Malahide...")
.JPG "077 heads south through Malahide...")
.jpg "The signalman and driver exchange...")
.JPG "078 stands at Connolly Station,...")
.JPG "078 is seen stabled opposite Connolly...")
.JPG "078 arrives at Templemore,...")
.jpg "078 crawls on the approach to Ashtown...")
.JPG "078 approaching Ashtown Station with...")
.JPG "078 approaching Ashtown Station with...")
.JPG "078 approaches Athenry Station,...")
.JPG "078 stands at Athenry Station, on a...")
.jpg "079 stands at Dromod Station,...")
.jpg "079 stands at Longford Station,...")
.JPG "079 has just arrived at the freight...")
.JPG "079 awaits the road onto main line at...")
.JPG "079 is seen stabled at the carriage...")
.jpg "079 stands at Boyle Station,...")
.JPG "079 departs Boyle Station on an...")
.JPG "079 heads across Tawran level...")
.JPG "079 heads out of Boyle with a morning...")
.JPG "079 stands at Connolly Station,...")
.JPG "Another view of 079 at Connolly...")
.JPG "079 is seen at the head of a rake of...")
.JPG "079 heads away light engine from the...")
.JPG "079 stands at Dublin's Heuston...")
.JPG "079 stands at Dublin's Heuston...")
.jpg "079 stands at Dublin's Heuston...")
.JPG "080 is seen stabled on a timber train...")
.JPG "Another view of 080 stabled on a...")
.JPG "080 is seen at Malahide Station,...")
.JPG "080 is seen at Malahide Station,...")
.JPG "080 heads north through Malahide...")
.JPG "080 heads north through Donabate...")
.JPG "080 is seen with loaded ore wagons...")
.JPG "080 approaches Donabate Station with...")
.JPG "080 approaches Donabate with a rake...")
.JPG "080 heads south through Balbriggan...")
.jpg "081 roars through Ashtown Station,...")
.jpg "082 stands at Dublin's Connolly...")
.JPG "082 is seen at the east end of...")
.JPG "082 is seen at the west end of...")
.JPG "082 heads past Claude Rd west of...")
.JPG "082 accellerates on the approach to...")
.JPG "082 accellerates through Drumcondra...")
.JPG "082 takes the curve through Killester...")
.JPG "082 takes the curve through Killester...")
.JPG "082 pauses at Commons Rd level...")
.JPG "082 passes through the disused Navan...")
.JPG "082 passes through Malahide, north...")
.JPG "082 passes light engine south through...")
.JPG "082 passes light engine south through...")
.JPG "082 rounds the curve through...")
.JPG "082 passes south through Gormanston,...")
.JPG "082 heads north through Laytown...")
.JPG "082 accellerates onto the main line...")
.JPG "082 accellerates onto the main line...")
.JPG "082 makes plenty of noise as it...")
.JPG "A filty 082 is seen shunting vintage...")
.JPG "082 freshly repainted in RF livery is...")
.JPG "083 heads through Leixlip Confey...")
.JPG "083 is seen stabled by the main line...")
.JPG "083 is seen stabled by the main line...")
.jpg "084 is seen at Longford Station,...")
.jpg "084 passes through the closed 1963...")
.JPG "084 speeds through Ashtown Station,...")
.JPG "084 passes the DART depot adjacent to...")
.JPG "084 is seen approaching Raheny...")
.JPG "084 is seen approaching Raheny...")
.JPG "084 crawls through Skerries, north...")
.JPG "084 crawls through Skerries, on the...")
.JPG "084 approaches Balbriggan Station,...")
.JPG "084 is seen again crossing the...")
.JPG "084 accellerates away from Navan,...")
.JPG "084 accellerates away from Navan,...")
.jpg "084 is seen at the south end of...")
.jpg "084 accellerates away from Drogheda...")
.jpg "084 accellerates away from Drogheda...")
.jpg "085 approaches Enniscorthy Station,...")
.jpg "085 pauses at Enfield Station,...")
.JPG "085 heads gingerly past Clontarf Rd...")
.jpg "085 heads north through Limerick...")
.JPG "085 is seen stabled inside Connolly...")
.JPG "085 approaches Coolmine Station, west...")
.JPG "085 arrives at Athenry Station,...")
.JPG "085 stands at Athenry Station,...")
.jpg "086 prepares to depart Kilkenny...")
.jpg "086 arrives at Greystones,...")
.jpg "086 is seen on a timber train in...")