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IE 201 Class
The Iarnród Éireann (IE) 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland, and were built between 1994 and 1995 by General Motors. They are model type JT42HCW, fitted with an EMD 12-710G3B engine of , weigh and have a maximum speed of . A freight version, the EMD Series 66, with the same engine is used on privately operated European mainline freight duties.
==History==
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 32 brand new express locomotives from GM-EMD. Northern Ireland Railways also purchased 2. The first were delivered in 1994, with deliveries continuing until 1995.
To 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.〔IRRS Journal 125, pages 450/451, October 1994〕
Unfortunately, the locomotives have had a chequered service history. The authors of ''Jane's Train Recognition Guide'' noted that IÉ had had problems with engine fires and bogie cracks.〔Howard Johnston & Ken Harris, ''Jane's Train Recognition Guide'', London, HarperCollins, 2005. p. 266.〕
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