The 450 Class is a type of diesel multiple unit passenger train formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways. They were nicknamed 'Thumpers' and 'Castles' by rail enthusiasts.
8458 departing City Hospital in 2009.
451 passing Ballycarry in 1986
458 at Hilden on a Portadown bound service in 2004
453 & 457 at Adelaide prior to scrapping in 2013
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways, is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company. It has a common Boa
NIR 450 Class
…The 450 Class is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways. They were nicknamed 'Thumpers' and 'Castles' (or Castle Class) by rail enthusiasts. In the mid-1980s, Northern Ireland Railways was in the process of…
Class 3000 trains at Castlerock
NI Railways Class 4000 (left) and Class 3000 (right); side by side at Great Victoria Street Station, Belfast, October 2022.
Extended train 4017 at Portadown.
Track ballasting on the NIR system.