IÉ 201 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Trucks	GC bogies
Wheel diameter	1,016 mm (40 in)
Length	20.955 m (68 ft 9 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	4.02 m (13 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	108.862 tonnes (107.1 long tons; 120.0 short tons)
Fuel capacity	4,500 litres (990 imp gal; 1,200 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 12-710G3B
Engine type	V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Traction motors	Six axle-hung, nose-suspended D43 traction motors
Cylinders	12
MU working	All IÉ and NIR GM-EMD locomotives
Train heating	HEP: Dayton-Phoenix alternator, model E7145, 438 kVA, 220/380VAC, 3-phase, 50 Hz
Loco brake	Air & Vacuum, 27LAV; Blended Brakes, not used

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Diesel, London, Ontario, Canada
Model	JT42HCW
Build date	1994–1995

Northern Ireland Railways / Irish Rail 201 Class
Northern Ireland Railways / Irish Rail 201 Class
	200s Class 228 at Lanyon Place (Formerly Belfast Central) in current Enterprise livery in 2016
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Diesel, London, Ontario, Canada
Model	JT42HCW
Build date	1994–1995
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Trucks	GC bogies
Wheel diameter	1,016 mm (40 in)
Length	20.955 m (68 ft 9 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	4.02 m (13 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	108.862 tonnes (107.1 long tons; 120.0 short tons)
Fuel capacity	4,500 litres (990 imp gal; 1,200 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 12-710G3B
Engine type	V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Traction motors	Six axle-hung, nose-suspended D43 traction motors
Cylinders	12
MU working	All IÉ and NIR GM-EMD locomotives
Train heating	HEP: Dayton-Phoenix alternator, model E7145, 438 kVA, 220/380VAC, 3-phase, 50 Hz
Loco brake	Air & Vacuum, 27LAV; Blended Brakes, not used
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	164 km/h (102 mph)
Power output	3,200 hp (2,400 kW) gross;; 2,970 hp (2,210 kW) traction
Operators
Career
Operators	Iarnród Éireann; Northern Ireland Railways
Number in class	32 Irish Rail and 2 Northern Ireland Railways
Numbers	201–234

The Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) / Northern Ireland Railways 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland and were built between 1994 and 1995 by General Motors Diesel. They are model type JT42HCW, fitted with an EMD 12-710G3B engine of 3,200 hp (2,400 kW), weigh 108.862 tonnes (107.1 long tons; 120.0 short tons) and have a maximum speed of 164 km/h (102 mph).

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