CIE 301 Class
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | CIÉ Inchicore Works |
| Build date | 1946 |
| Gauge | 5 ft 3 inches |
| Length | 8.84 m |
| Locomotive weight | 53.8 tonnes |
| Prime mover | Mirrlees TLDT6 diesel |
| Transmission | Two Brush traction motors |
| Top speed | 25 mph |
| Power output | 487 hp |
| Tractive effort | 107 kN (starting) |
| Career | Córas Iompair Éireann |
| Number in class | 5 |
| Number | Originally 1000-1004, renumbered D301-D305 |
| First run | 1946 |
| Disposition | Scrapped 1977 |
The Córas Iompair Éireann 301 Class locomotives were the first diesel locomotives used on the CIÉ network, this class of 5 being built between 1946 and 1948 by the company for shunting use, particularly in the railway yards on Dublin's North Wall. They were a six coupled (0-6-0 wheel arrangement) locomotive, fitted with a Mirrlees TLDT6 engine of 487hp with diesel-electric transmission via two Brush traction motors.
They were initially numbered 1000-1004 in the steam locomotive number series, but were subsequently renumbered D301-D305 in order. Two locomotives were stored from 1960 and the rest had followed by 1972, though officially they remained in stock until 1976. All five were scrapped in 1977.
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The D Class is not available in either RTR or kit form. However, the British Rail Class 08 can be used as a close approximation. See Steve Johnson’s site for more detail. [1].
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