CIÉ 12T Corrugated Open Wagon - Roundel - Pack 1In 1950 the board of Cors Iompair ireann (CI) appointed Oliver Bulleid as its Chief Mechanical Engineer. Bulleid, renowned as designer of the distinctive Merchant Navy and Light Pacific locomotives during his tenure with the Southern Railway in England, did not have an opportunity to pursue his legendary innovativeness to the same extent in Ireland, but his arrival nonetheless heralded a period of modernisation and standardisation. Apart from

a total of 79 were turned out between March and April 1958

driver’s desk

24255 - IR Points

DGM 12 Hopper - BR Grey

Mark 2b SO - 935

BGL 95338

as well as occupying sidings at stations to supply CIE’s fleet of road vehicles in those localities

including:

A Class Locomotive A12

2c Ph2 SO (ex-FO) 4103 Orange Roof

HHPI operated 29004 in Germany until 2020 when they upgraded their fleet to Stadler Euro Dual type locomotives and the class 66 fleet were displaced

This particular locomotive was delivered on the 9th September 2007