GSR800 - 800 Maedb - CIE (FS) Mark 5 31271 Railfreight Construction

31271 Railfreight Construction

In total 13 locomotives were bought by LT although only 11 ever ran at once

these figures are designed and produced in the UK specifically for the Accurascale class 89

The Power Station closed in October 1982 and the stub of railway serving it was closed at the same time

GSR800 - 800 Maedb - CIE (FS) Mark 5 31271 Railfreight ConstructionThe three 4 6 0 Class 800 locomotives; 800 Mae, 801 Maa and 802 Tilte, were designed by the Great Southern Railways Chief Mechanical Engineer Edgar Bredin and his chief draughtsman, H. C Beaumont and represented a quantum leap forward in Irish locomotive design, being the first three cylinder express locomotives built in the country. By the mid 1930s, the top link Dublin Cork services had reached a critical loading point, where the existing fleet of 4