103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Arc - DCC SoundHaving 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

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Although the last 75 or so EE Type 3s were delivered after the debut of the new British Rail 'corporate image' on Brush Type 4 D1733 in May 1964 all 309 locomotives were outshopped from Vulcan Foundary in BR green

A triple pack of CIE / Irish Rail Two-axle Gypsum Ore Hoppers - Pack C

as fitted to new wagons between 1904 until circa 1916 and retained when anti-friction gear removed

Upper central lamp iron: fitted

LED tail lights

Ideal for adding to wagons

English Electric Type 3 (Class 37) - 97301

Different buffers for retracted and non-retracted positions

and then West Cannock

Each wagon is approx 165mm long

HMA Hoppers (ex