NationMaster - Encyclopedia: CIE 181 Class

The Córas Iompair Éireann 181 Class locomotives were built in 1966 by General Motors and numbered B181 to B192. Virtually indentical to the earlier 141 Class locomotives, but fitted with the more powerful 645 engine & thermostatically controlled engine cooling fan & inlet shutters. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 618 KB) B181 Bo Bo, Taken Jan 06 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 618 KB) B181 Bo Bo, Taken Jan 06 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann[1] (CIÃ‰) is a statutory authority which is owned by the Irish Government. ... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... IarnrÃ³d Ã‰ireann No. ...

They were fitted with a GM 8-645E engine of 1100hp [1], weighed 67tons and had a maximum design speed of 89mph, but were restricted to 75mph in service. 186 was later fitted with a GM 8-567CR engine of 950hp, as used in the 141 Class locomotives.

Categories: Diesel Locomotives of Ireland | Iarnród Éireann locomotives | EMD locomotives | Bo-Bo locomotives | 1966 introductions The rail operators of both the Republic and Northern Ireland were amongst the earlier networks to both convert and completely changeover from steam to diesel locomotive tractive use. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 001 Class locomotives were the mainstay of mainline passenger and freight services on the Irish railway network for forty years, from 1955 until the mid-1990s when they were replaced by the new 201 Class locomotives. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 071 Class, and the identical Northern Ireland Railways 111 Class, locomotives were the principal passenger locomotives on the Irish railway network for twenty years from their introduction in the late 1970s. ... CIE Sulzer Class 101 No. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 113 Class locomotives were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland, being built in January 1950 and October 1951 by CIE at their Inchicore Works. ... With problems within its early fleet of diesel locomotives the C.I.E. placed an order with American builders General Motors to supply a class of 15 locomotives to one of their standard designs adapted to the Irish broad gauge, this becoming their Class 121. ... IarnrÃ³d Ã‰ireann No. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 201 Class locomotives were the lighter and less powerful sisters of the 001 Class locomotives, both being built by Metropolitan Vickers. ... The IarnrÃ³d Ã‰ireann (IE) 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland, and were built in 1994-95 by General Motors. ... The Córas Iompair Éireann 301 Class locomotives were the first diesel locomotives used on the CIE network, being built in 1946 by CIE for shunting use. ... The Córas Iompair Éireann 401 Class locomotives were built in 1957-1958 and designed for use on branch line traffic and shunting. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 421 Class locomotives were built by the CIE at their Inchicore Works, in 1962-1963 and designed for use on branch line traffic and shunting. ... The Córas Iompair Éireann 501 Class locomotives were built in 1955 by Walker Brothers, Wigan for use on the narrow gauge (3 feet) lines on the West Clare section. ... The Córas Iompair Éireann 601 Class locomotives were built in 1956-1957, by Motorenfabrik Deutz at Koln, Germany. ... The Córas Iompair Éireann 611 Class locomotives were built in 1962, by Motorenfabrik Deutz at Koln, Germany. ... The Type K, number 801 was an experimental diesel locomotive which was allocated to C.I.E. following the disbanding of the Great Northern Railway Board in 1958. ... The 1 Class of Northern Ireland Railways were three diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives Nos. ... The 101 Class of Northern Ireland Railways were three mainline diesel-electric locomotives designed for use hauling the Enterprise passenger services between Belfast and Dublin. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 201 Class locomotives were the lighter and less powerful sisters of the 001 Class locomotives, both being built by Metropolitan Vickers. ... The CÃ³ras Iompair Ã‰ireann 071 Class, and the identical Northern Ireland Railways 111 Class, locomotives were the principal passenger locomotives on the Irish railway network for twenty years from their introduction in the late 1970s. ... The IarnrÃ³d Ã‰ireann (IE) 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland, and were built in 1994-95 by General Motors. ...