103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Chevrons Class 55 also located at the DFR

also located at the DFR and available in our main batch)

unbalanced cast iron wheels were fitted

It has just returned from a major overhaul and can be seen still working serviced on the Llangollen Railway

1st radius set-track)

Its appearance reflected that of BR class 9F 92220

103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Chevrons Class 55 also located at the DFRHaving undertaken a programme of station refurbishment, improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on track plant and shunting locomotives, in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin Belfast Enterprise service, by replacing the existing diesel railcar sets with a locomotive hauled service. Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours, the NIR Class 101 (DL) locomotives were