Diesel locomotives of Ireland
Although prototype diesel locomotives ran in Britain before World War II, the railways of both the Republic and Northern Ireland changed over much more rapidly from steam to diesel traction than those in Britain, due to the island's limited coal reserves and an ageing steam locomotive fleet.
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Image: CIE 134
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The Córas Iompair Éireann 121 Class was a railway locomotive which was manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. These locomotives were in regular service on the Irish railway network until 2002, with the last two remaining in service until early 2008.
Preserved 121 Class locomotive (134)
No. 134, preserved by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland at Dublin Connolly
Special passenger train at Gort station on the Western Railway Corridor in 1986.