CIE 611 Class
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CIÉ G611 class No. G613 at work on the Downpatrick & Co Down Railway, which also hosts G611 and G617. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel Hydraulic |
| Builder | Motorenfabrik Deutz, Köln, West Germany |
| Serial number | 57223–57229 (not in order) |
| Build date | 1961–62 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | B |
| Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Driver diameter | 3 ft 1 1⁄2 in (0.95 m) |
| Length | 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 22. t (49,000 lb) |
| Prime mover | Deutz A8L 714 air-cooled diesel |
| Cylinders | V8 |
| Transmission | Voith hydraulic, chain final drive |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 42 km/h (26 mph) |
| Power output | 120 kW (160 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 12,000 lbf (53.38 kN) |
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| Number in class | 7 |
| Number(s) | G611-G617 |
| First run | 1962 |
| Disposition | Four preserved, remainder scrapped |
The Córas Iompair Éireann 611 class locomotives were delivered from the manufacturers, Motorenfabrik Deutz at Cologne, Germany between December 1961 and February 1962, entering revenue earning service in the following August after receiving the new tan / black paint job at Inchicore. Nos. 611 to 617 were a larger development of the earlier 601 class locomotives. They were fitted with a Deutz F/A8L 714 engine of 120 kilowatts (160 hp), with Voith hydraulic transmission, weighed 22 tonnes (49,000 lb) and had a maximum speed of 42 kilometres per hour (26 mph). They went into traffic in various parts of the country, as shunting engines at smaller depots such as Dublin's North City Mills siding, and branch line duties such as between Attymon and Loughrea. They briefly appeared on the Limerick - Foynes mixed train service for a few months until that line was closed in 1963. Unlike the earlier 601 class, these locomotives were fitted with brake connections enabling them to work passenger trains. Apart from their journeys on the Foynes and Loughrea lines, they never hauled passengers anywhere else until preservation in Downpatrick, where all three preserved have served on public passenger trains.
With their original lightweight branch line haunts all closed, and therefore little to do, they were withdrawn from service between 1967 and 1977. Nos. 611, 613, 615, 616 & 617 were sold to Cómhlucht Siúicre Éireann (Irish Sugar Co.) in 1977. Four of these locomotives have been preserved, namely:
- G611, G616 and G617: Owned by the Irish Traction Group, G616 is at Carrick-on-Suir, while the other two are on loan to the Downpatrick & County Down Railway.
- G613: Privately owned, and based at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway.
Model
The 611 Class has been made as a 00 gauge brass kit by Worsley Works Models .
Steve Johnson's site also has details on kitbashing a model .
References
- Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory. Camberley, Surrey: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 166. ISBN 0-906375-10-X.
- "CIE G 611". rangierdiesel (in German). Retrieved 2014-03-23.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to CIÉ 611 Class. |
- Downpatrick & County Down Railway Preserved G611 Class
- Irish Traction Group webpage for preserved G611
- Irish Traction Group webpage for preserved G616
- Irish Traction Group webpage for preserved G617*
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