CIE 601 Class
| G601 Class | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel Hydraulic |
| Builder | Motorenfabrick Deutz, Köln, West Germany |
| Model | 56118-56120 |
| Build date | 1956-1957 |
| UIC classification | Bo |
| Gauge | 5 ft 3 inches |
| Length | 6.3 m |
| Locomotive weight | 18.3 tonnes |
| Prime mover | Deutz F/A8L 714, air-cooled |
| Engine type | Diesel |
| Cylinders | V8 |
| Transmission | Voith hydraulic, chain final drive |
| Top speed | 20 mph |
| Power output | 130 hp |
| Career | Córas Iompair Éireann |
| Number in class | 3 |
| Number | G601-G603 |
| Disposition | Withdrawn 1965-1972, 2 scrapped 1981 |
The Córas Iompair Éireann 601 Class locomotives were built in 1956-1957, by Motorenfabrik Deutz at Cologne, Germany. They were 3 small shunting locomotives (601, 602 & 603) of B wheel arrangement and were fitted with a Deutz V8 F/A8L 714 engine of 130 hp, with Voith hydraulic transmission and chain final drive. They weighed only 18 tons and had a maximum speed of 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph). They were withdrawn from service between 1965 and 1972, and one of these locomotives, number G601, has been preserved by the Irish Traction Group and is based at Carrick-on-Suir.
While there were only three of these engines, in 1962 another seven were delivered to a similar specification, though vacuum braked and suitable for use on passenger trains on the Attymon Junction to Loughrea line in Co Galway, where they were to be seen on the line's typically one-coach train until it closed in 1975. Of these seven later locos, one is preserved by the ITG at its Carrick-on-Suir base along with G601 above, and the ITG own another two which are on long term loan to the Downpatrick & Co Down Railway who themselves own another.
The later locos were numbered G611 to G617.
In summary:
At Downpatrick (www.downrail.co.uk): G611*, G613 and G617* (Owned by ITG, on loan) At Carrick-on-Suir (ITG premises): G601, G616.
In traffic all ten locos were collectively known as the "G" class.
[edit] Model
The 601 Class has been made as a 4 mm scale brass kit by Worsley Works.[1] Steve Johnson's site also has details on kitbashing a model.[2]
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