CIE 601 Class
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| Power type | Diesel Hydraulic |
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| 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 |
| 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| Disposition | Withdrawn 1965-1972, 2 scrapped 1981 |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 130hp, with Voith hydraulic transmission and chain final drive. They weighed only 18 tons and had a maximum speed of 32km/h (20mph). They were withdrawn from service between 1965 and 1972, and one of these locomotives, number G601, has been preserved by the Irish Traction Group and is based at Carrick-on-Suir.
[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].
[edit] External links
Irish Traction Group webpage for preserved G601
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