CIÉ 121 Class

Córas Iompair Éireann 121 Class
Preserved 121 Class locomotive (134)
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro Motive Division, La Grange, Illinois, USA Order number 702667–702681 Serial number 26271–26285 Model EMD GL8 Build date December 1960 – January 1961 Total produced 15
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Wheel diameter 40 in (1,016 mm) Length: ​  • Over buffers 39 ft 10 in (12.14 m) Loco weight 64 tonnes (63.0 long tons; 70.5 short tons) Prime mover EMD 8-567CR 126-129 re-engined with EMD 8-645E Engine type Two-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots-type supercharger Traction motors EMD D47 Cylinders 8 Transmission D25 DC generator DC traction motors Train brakes Air and vacuum
Performance figures Maximum speed 77 mph (124 km/h) Power output EMD 8-567CR: 950 hp (710 kW) EMD 8-645E: 1,100 hp (820 kW) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 35,000 lbf (160 kN)  • Continuous 30,400 lbf (135 kN)
Career Operators Córas Iompair Éireann Iarnród Éireann Number in class 15 Numbers B121–B135 (later 121–135) Withdrawn 1986–2008 Disposition 2 preserved (124 & 134), 1 cab preserved (133), 13 scrapped
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The Córas Iompair Éireann 121 Class were diesel-electric locomotives 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.