CIE 121 class 1961 gets aged

[NoelG]

These gorgeous Murphy Model 121 class locos are a feat of engineering and design to fit so much inside such a small narrow body, double flywheel centre drive, AWD,AWP . . . AND have the open see through grills on the bonnet sides. Just like the prototype you can see right through the loco. Pristine straight out of the box she looks a little fisher price, but even the light weathering makes for a very pleasurable 1968 looking loco. These were the First GM built locos bought by Irish Railways (CIE) in 1961 due to their reliability and task ability. Later incarnations include a cab at both ends (ie 141 & 181 class), and the later GM 071 and GM 201 classes that still run the railways today. Many of the older 1950s metrovics (ie A and C class) proved unreliable, so were reengined later with GM/EMD engines and served long careers into the 1990s.

Edited October 31, 2020 by NoelG