CIE 801 Class
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| Power type | Diesel-hydraulic |
|---|---|
| Builder | Maschinenbau Kiel, Germany |
| Model | 800 D |
| Build date | 1954 |
| UIC classification | D |
| Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 57.6 t (127,000 lb) |
| Prime mover | MaK |
| Engine type | MA 301 A |
| Transmission | Voith L 37 zUb hydraulic |
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Power output | 800 PS (590 kW) at 750 rpm |
| Tractive effort | 112 kN (25,000 lbf) (Starting), 26 kN (5,800 lbf) at 60 km/h (37 mph), 18 kN (4,000 lbf) at 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Career | GNRB (1954-1958) CIÉ (1958-1976) Galway Metal Co., stationary power source, 1976–1995 |
| Number in class | 1 |
| Number | 800 (GNRB) K801 (CIÉ) |
| First run | December 1954 |
The "Type K", number 801 was a diesel locomotive which was allocated to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) following the disbanding of the Great Northern Railway Board (GNRB) in 1958.
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[edit] History
The single locomotive of this class was acquired by the GNRB in December 1954 and became their number 800.
It was built by German builders Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK), who built over one hundred of these Type 800 D locomotives between 1953 and 1965.[1] It was delivered free of charge for trials and unloaded at North Wall, Dublin on 1954-12-14. The locomotive closely followed German practice being fitted with an 800 hp MaK diesel engine, feeding power to the rails through a Voith torque converter. The locomotive shared many similarities with the less powerful Deutsche Bundesbahn class V65, it had a "D" (8-coupled) wheel arrangement and was controlled from an off-centre cab.
Following trials on both goods and passenger trains the locomotive was purchased by the GNRB for the sum of £29,500.
Following the dissolution of the Board in 1958 it was allocated to CIÉ and was renumbered K801.
It was withdrawn in 1976 and acquired by the Galway Metal Company as a power source for its equipment being partially scrapped around 1995. The remains of this unique loco were cut up in February 1999.
[edit] Livery details
- GNRB: Dark blue
- CIÉ: Green, and later black with a white stripe.
[edit] Model
The K Class model is based on the DB (Deutsche Bahn) V65. This is available from ROCO [1] in HO scale. Steve Johnson’s site has more detail, [2].
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