CIE 071 Class/NIR Class 111

Córas Iompair Éireann 071 class
Northern Ireland Railways 111 class
ŽS class 666

Iarnród Éireann No. 081 in new freight livery, March 2007

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

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.

Córas Iompair Éireann

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.

Northern Ireland Railways

The Class 111 as they are known by NI Railways is identical to the Class 071. NI Railways has three of these locomotives, which are now mainly used for ballasting duties since their replacement on the Enterprise and other passenger duties. These locomotives are numbered 8111, 112, and 8113.

In 2007, it was announced that NIR's three locomotives were to be converted to push-pull operation.^[1] The DBSO driving trailer for this set was due to be delivered in 2009, leading to speculation that this set may remain in service after 2010, and may even see increased use in passenger service.

As of 2015 the DBSO has been disposed of, never having been used, and is now preserved at Downpatrick and used as a barrier vehicle for their Class 450 DEMU. The Gatwick Express carriages have also been disposed of to the RPSI, leaving the Class 111 locomotives with no normal passenger duties. They remain in use for permanent way & engineering duties, and very occasional stock movements for the RPSI.

Yugoslavia and Serbia

Four similar EMD JT22CW-2 locomotives are used by Serbian Railways, designated as ŽS series 666. They were originally intended by Yugoslav Railways for use with Tito's special Blue Train, hence their all blue livery. These locomotives differ from the Irish units in being standard gauge rather than Irish 1600mm gauge and having a full width car-body.^[2]^[3] After the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the locomotives have been used to haul freight and passenger trains. Three locomotives are currently not operational and awaiting overhaul, while 003 (Sutjeska) started running test rides in January 2015 after an overhaul in Kraljevo. On 23 January 2015 003 re-entered service.^[4]

Additional technical details

Auxiliary Alternator: D14
Auxiliary Generator: A-8147M1, 18 kW (24 hp)
Power at rail: 1,300 kW (1,700 hp)
Storage Battery: 32 cells, 420 ampere-hours
Bogies: Flexicoil
Wheel Diameter: 1,016 mm (40.0 inches)
Compressor / Exhauster: Model ABOV
Height over horn: 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in)
Width: 2.89 m (9 ft 5 ³⁄₄ in)
Fuel Tank:3,600 L (790 imp gal; 950 US gal)
Min Turning Radius: 50 m (164.04 ft)
Multiple working: To AAR, with all IÉ & NIR GM locos
Nos. 111 and 112 were modified by NIR to provide head end power to coaching stock in the early 1990s, however this capability was seldom used and is now isolated.

Fleet

Subclass	Number built	Number range	Operators	Notes
071 Class	18	071-088	Iarnród Éireann Freight	10 locomotives in Black & Silver railfreight livery. 8 locomotives overhauled in new Slate Grey railfreight livery. 071 in original Supertrain livery since May 2016.
Class 111	3	8111-8113	Northern Ireland Railways
JŽ/ŽS Class 666	4	001-004	Jugoslovenske Železnice/Železnice Srbije

Locomotive names

All three NIR locomotives are named after former railway companies. Only one of the IE locomotives is named. Details are as follows:

No.	Name
082	Cumann Na nInnealtoiri / The Institution Of Engineers Of Ireland
8111	Great Northern
112	Northern Counties
8113	Belfast & County Down

All four Class 666 locomotives of Yugoslav Railways were named after toponyms important for People's Liberation War.

No.	Name
666-001	Dinara
666-002	Kozara
666-003	Sutjeska
666-004	Neretva

Accidents and incidents

On 1 August 1980, locomotive 075 was hauling a passenger train which was derailed at Buttevant, County Cork, killing eighteen and injuring 62 people.^[5]
On 21 August 1983, locomotive 086 was hauling a passenger train which ran into the back of a passenger train near Cherryville Junction, County Kildare. Seven people were killed and 55 were injured.^[6]

Gallery

Model

The 071 Class was available as a 00 gauge Resin kit by Model Irish Railways (MIR) but is no longer made. It included transfers, brass detailing (railings, fans, grills) and flush glazing. Note the paint included is the Golden Brown hue and not the existing deep orange (RAL2011).^[7]

Murphy Models have released an '00' gauge ready to run model of the 071 class. This has been available since October 2012.^[8]

Both the 071 and 111 class have been produced as player drivable locomotives in the Microsoft Train Simulator add-on, "Irish Enterprise North" by Making Tracks.^[9]

References

↑ "Northern Ireland Railways". Irish Railway Record Society.
↑ "Dizel lokomotive". Railfan-Belgrade. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008.
↑ RailfanEurope.net http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/sp/diesel/666/pix.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Титова локомотива Сутјеска поново на прузи". RTS (in Russian). January 23, 2015.
↑ "REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION into THE ACCIDENT ON THE CIE RAILWAY at BUTTEVANT, CO. CORK on 1st AUGUST, 1980." (PDF). Dublin: Department for Tourism and Transport via Rail Accident Investigation Unit. 11 March 1981. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
↑ "REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION into THE ACCIDENT ON THE CIE RAILWAY near CHERRYVILLE JUNCTION, CO. CLARE on 21st AUGUST, 1983." (PDF). Dublin: Department for Tourism and Transport via Rail Accident Investigation Unit. December 1984. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
↑ "General Motors 071 Class". Steve Johnson's Railway Pages.
↑ "Future plans". Murphy Models.
↑ http://www.makingtracks-online.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=188. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to CIÉ 071 Class, NIR Class 111 and ŽS 666.

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Diesel locomotives of Ireland

Republic of Ireland	001 071 101 113 121 141 181 201 (I) 201 (II) 301 401 421 501 601 611 801

Northern Ireland	1 101 104 111 208

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Rolling stock of the Yugoslav Railways

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Electric locomotives	JŽ 341 JŽ 342 JŽ 361 JŽ 362 JŽ 363 JŽ 441 JŽ 442 JŽ 443 JŽ 444 JŽ 461 JŽ 462

Diesel locomotives	JŽ 641 JŽ 642 JŽ 643 JŽ 644 JŽ 645 JŽ 646 JŽ 661 JŽ 662 JŽ 663 JŽ 664 JŽ 665 JŽ 666 JŽ 667 JŽ 720 JŽ 731 JŽ 732 JŽ 733 JŽ 734 JŽ 741 JŽ 742 JŽ 743 JŽ 744 JŽ 761

Electric multiple units	JŽ 310 JŽ 311 JŽ 312 JŽ 314 JŽ 410 JŽ 411 JŽ 412

Diesel multiple units	JŽ 610 JŽ 611 JŽ 710 JŽ 711 JŽ 712 JŽ 713 JŽ 801 JŽ 802 JŽ 811 JŽ 812

Works vehicles	JŽ 813

Limited production, export and EMD engined locomotives by Electro-Motive Diesel

Electrics

Industrial, military, export
and narrow gauge

Streamliners

EMD-engined and
license-built units

British Rail	Class 57 Class 67

Córas Iompair Éireann	Class 001 Class 071 Class 121 Class 141 Class 181

CFL (Luxembourg)	Class 1600

Danish State Railways	Class ME Class MX Class MY Class MZ

Iarnród Éireann	Class 201

Indian Railways	Class WDM-4

Israel Railways	JT 42BW JT 42CW

Northern Ireland Railways	Class 111

Norwegian State Railways	NSB Di 4

NJ Transit	Alstom PL42AC

RENFE (Spain)	Class 310 Class 319 (early versions) Class 319 (later versions) Class 333 Class 334

SNCB (Belgium)	HLD 51 HLD 52 HLD 53 HLD 54 HLD 55 HLD 61 HLD 62 HLD 65

Swedish State Railways	T41 T43 T44

Vossloh	Euro

Experimentals

See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives

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