The Córas Iompair Éireann 101 Class locomotives numbered B101-B112 were built in 1956 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. They were fitted with Sulzer 6LDA28 engines of 960 hp (720 kW) with four Metropolitan-Vickers MV157 traction motors. They were of A1A-A1A wheel arrangement weighed 75 tonnes and had a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).With their design size and axle loading they were intended for mixed traffic duties hauling both freight and passenger trains.
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