CIÉ 181 Class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro Motive Division, La Grange, Illinois, USA
Order number	710408–710419
Serial number	31248–31259
Model	JL18
Build date	1966
Total produced	12

Córas Iompair Éireann 181 class
Córas Iompair Éireann 181 class
	187 at Inchicore, 2002
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro Motive Division, La Grange, Illinois, USA
Order number	710408–710419
Serial number	31248–31259
Model	JL18
Build date	1966
Total produced	12
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	Bo-Bo
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Loco weight	67 tonnes (66 long tons; 74 short tons)
Prime mover	EMD 645E
Engine type	Two-stroke diesel
Traction motors	Axle-hung, nose-suspended, 4 off
Cylinders	8
Transmission	Electric
Train brakes	Air & Vacuum
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	1,100 hp (820 kW)
Tractive effort	170 kN (38,000 lbf) starting,; 119 kN (27,000 lbf) continuous at 18 km/h (11 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	Córas Iompair Éireann; Iarnród Éireann
Numbers	B181–B192 (later 181–192)
Withdrawn	1991–2009
Disposition	One preserved (190), remainder scrapped

The Córas Iompair Éireann 181 Class locomotives were built in 1966 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and numbered B181 to B192.

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