| Ie 201 Class |
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The Iarnród Éireann 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland, and were built in 1994-95 by General Motors. They are each fitted with a GM 12-710G3B engine of 3200hp, weigh 112tons and have a maximum speed of 102mph. Numbers 206-209 are dedicated for use on the '' Enterprise '' passenger service between Dublin and Belfast , and are painted in a special livery for this train. Because of the shared nature of these services, 206 (''Abhainn na Life/River Liffey'') and 207 (''Abhainn na Bóinne/River Boyne'') are owned by IE, while 208 (''River Lagan'') and 209 (''River Foyle'') are owned by Northern Ireland Railways . This explains the different naming arrangements for these latter two locomotives. Enterprise services require electrical power to be supplied from the locomotive - Head End Power - and the engines are frequently swapped to non-Enterprise services to prevent permanent damage from prolonged operation in this mode. The entire class is named after Irish rivers, with the IE locomotives carrying two nameplates, one in Irish and one in English , on each side of the locomotive. 208 and 209 carry only English nameplates. Push-pull equipped members of the 201 class are being repainted in a new livery to coincide with the deployment of new Cork Dublin Express Carriages . |
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