CIE 071 Class
Iarnród Éireann No. 081 in new freight livery, March 2007
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), London, Ontario, Canada |
| Serial number | 713736–713753 (CIÉ 071-088) 798072-1, 798072-2 (NIR 111/112) 838084-1 (NIR 113) |
| Model | JT22CW |
| Build date | July 1976 (CIÉ 071-088) October 1980 (NIR 111/112) December 1984 (NIR 113) |
| Total produced | 21 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| UIC class | Co′Co′ |
| Gauge |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge (Serbia) |
| Length | 17.37 m (57 ft 0 in) |
| Loco weight | 100.6 tonnes (99.0 long tons; 110.9 short tons) |
| Prime mover | EMD 12-645E3C |
| Engine type | V12 2-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Mechanically-assisted turbocharger |
| Displacement | 126.8 litres (7,740 cu in) |
| Generator | AR10D3 |
| Traction motors | D77, 6 off |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Cylinder size | 230 mm × 254 mm (9 1⁄16 in × 10 in) |
| Loco brake | Straight air |
| Train brakes | 27-LAV air & vacuum |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) |
| Power output | 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 289 kN (65,000 lbf) maximum 192 kN (43,000 lbf) at 24.3 km/h (15.1 mph) continuous |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Iarnród Éireann Northern Ireland Railways Serbian Railways |
| Numbers | 071-088 (IÉ) 111-113 (NIR) 001-004(ŽS) |
| Locale | Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; Serbia |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
The Córas Iompair Éireann 071 Class or Northern Ireland Railways 111 Class is a General Motors Electro-Motive Division EMD JT22CW series diesel-electric locomotive used in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Serbia utilises four similar locomotives as JŽ series 666.
The Córas Iompair Éireann 071 Class locomotives were the principal passenger locomotives on the Irish railway network for twenty years from their introduction in the late 1970s. They displaced the older CIÉ 001 Class and NIR 101 Class locomotives and were themselves replaced in turn by the new 201 Class locomotives.
Currently all the CIÉ locomotives remain in service, but are used on freight and permanent way trains. NIR 112 was on long term loan to Iarnród Éireann from April 2003 until September 2006 but has since returned to Northern Ireland Railways.
In November 2006, IÉ began an overhaul programme of twelve units only, leaving the fate of their remaining six units in doubt. By 2009 fourteen 071s had received the new 'Freight Livery’ however not all had received an overhaul. Those that received a re-paint into the new livery were: Nos. 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 079, 080, 081, 082, 083, 085, 086 and 088. On 14 and 15 November 2009 075 and a Tara Mines train was used in testing of the new bridge at Malahide.
In 2013 an overhaul programme started for all eighteen class members which includes an engine rebuild, refurbished bogies, new panels, new cabs and a new slate grey livery complete with European numbering. As of May 2016 locos 071, 076, 077, 078, 084, 085, 087, 088 have been refurbished. Class members that had been out of use for a number of years have been reinstated into service after overhaul.
In 2016, several members of the class received a commemorative plaque beneath their handbrakes in recognition of their 40 years of service with CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann. Loco 071 was repainted back to its original CIÉ Supertrain livery of black and orange in May 2016, with its first working thereafter being the RPSI diesel tour from Dublin to Waterford and Limerick Junction.
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