CIE = Córas Iompair Éireann. This shows what looks like one of the two B class (later 113 class) diesel-electrics introduced in 1950-1951. They were built by the CIE's Inchicore works and were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland. They were fitted with Sulzer 6LDA28 engines of 915 hp (uprated to 960 hp or 720 kW in 1956), and had a Bo-Bo axle arrangement with four Metropolitan-Vickers MV157 traction motors. They weighed 80 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 88 km/h (55 mph). Withdrawal was in 1975; one was preserved.
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