NIR Mk.2b SO 823 NIR Maroon/Blue DB cosmetically restored in non-operational condition

cosmetically restored in non-operational condition

high-resolution colour display

These locomotives all exhibit differences to the home fleet class 66 that we are familiar with

DRSL 92716

enough to provide juice to six or seven pressure vent Mk

NIR Mk.2b SO 823 NIR Maroon/Blue DB cosmetically restored in non-operational conditionBuilt at Litchurch Lane, Derby, in 1970, eight examples were constructed for Northern Ireland Railways for its new Enterprise service between Belfast and Dublin. This landmark service featured a range of bespoke vehicles that were quite unlike anything then in operation in Irelandor indeed on British Raildespite being a derivative of a BR design. The eight Mk. 2b coaches acquired by the newly formed Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) included several new