MM0208 Class 201 GM Co-Co 8208 'River Lagan'

MM0201 Class 201 General Motors Co-Co Diesel Locomotive, No 0208 'River Lagan' ( Nameplates are English and Irish on opposite sides of loco) Enterprise Livery . BRand new model from Murphys with the following special features: 5 Pole Double Flywheel Motor Driving 4 Axles with All Wheel Pick Up Operational Directional Head/Marker Lights Easy Access On/Off Switch Underneath for Red Lights 21 Pin DCC Ready with High Quality Speaker Installed NEM Pockets & Accessory Pack Including Filler Piece for Front Valance/ Fairing Detailed Cab Interior. By the early 1990s, the locomotives operating passenger services in Ireland were becoming increasingly obsolete, with the newest type in service being the 071 Class introduced in 1976. The economic boom in Ireland in the mid 1990s allowed Iarnród Éireann to begin significant investment in the infrastructure of the railways, which began with an order for 34 brand new express locomotives from GM-EMD. IÉ ordered 32 of the new locomotives, with Northern Ireland Railways purchasing the other 2. The first were delivered in 1994, with deliveries continuing until 1995.\nTo allow clearance tests and driver training to commence in advance of the delivery of the main order of 201s, it was decided to transport the first locomotive, number 201, to Dublin by air. An Antonov An-124 was used to transport the locomotive from London, Ontario to Dublin Airport, arriving on 9 June 1994. The first light-engine test run operated from Inchicore works to Kildare on the 14th ,