CIÉ 201 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) over buffers
Width	2.692 m (8 ft 10.0 in)
Height	3.835 m (12 ft 7.0 in)
Loco weight	61.5 t (60.5 long tons; 67.8 short tons)
Fuel capacity	300 imp gal (1,400 L; 360 US gal)
Prime mover	Crossley ESTVee8;; Re-engined '69-'80 with EMD 645E by CIÉ at Inchicore Works, Dublin
Engine type	Crossley V8; EMD 8-645E
Generator	DC
Traction motors	DC Metropolitan Vickers MV137CW, 4 o
Cylinders	8
Transmission	Diesel electric
Train brakes	vacuum brake and air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel–electric
Builder	Metropolitan-Vickers, Dukinfield Works, Manchester
Build date	1956–1957
Total produced	34

Córas Iompair Éireann C class
(later 201 Class)
Córas Iompair Éireann C class; (later 201 Class)
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel–electric
Builder	Metropolitan-Vickers, Dukinfield Works, Manchester
Build date	1956–1957
Total produced	34
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) over buffers
Width	2.692 m (8 ft 10.0 in)
Height	3.835 m (12 ft 7.0 in)
Loco weight	61.5 t (60.5 long tons; 67.8 short tons)
Fuel capacity	300 imp gal (1,400 L; 360 US gal)
Prime mover	Crossley ESTVee8;; Re-engined '69-'80 with EMD 645E by CIÉ at Inchicore Works, Dublin
Engine type	Crossley V8; EMD 8-645E
Generator	DC
Traction motors	DC Metropolitan Vickers MV137CW, 4 o
Cylinders	8
Transmission	Diesel electric
Train brakes	vacuum brake and air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 mph (130 km/h)
Power output	Crossley: 410 kW (550 hp); EMD: - 820 kW (1,100 hp)
Tractive effort	153 kN (34,000 lbf) (max)
Operators
Career
Operators	Córas Iompair Éireann; Iarnród Éireann; NIR
Class	C; later 201
Numbers	CIE: 201–234; NIR: 104–109;
Withdrawn	CIE: 1973–1986; NIR: 1987–1995;
Disposition	Three preserved, remainder scrapped

The Córas Iompair Éireann 201 Class was a class of 34 diesel electric locomotives manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester. They were a smaller, lighter and less powerful version of the 001 Class and were originally intended for branch line passenger and freight (mixed traffic) duties. They were introduced in 1956 and, although their duties changed over the years, were in regular service on the Irish railway network until the mid-1980s. Six were sold to Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) in 1986.