103 'Merlin' Maroon (as delivered) DCC_DCC Ready John Smith promised the locomotive

John Smith promised the locomotive to the National Railway Museum when it reaches the end of its expected service life

Class 37/0 - 37027 "Loch Eil"

British Railways 21 Ton Coal 21VB / MDV Wagon

Full underbody battery box/air tank detail with pipework

Outshopped in 1929

103 'Merlin' Maroon (as delivered) DCC_DCC Ready John Smith promised the locomotiveHaving undertaken a programme of station refurbishment, improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on track plant and shunting locomotives, in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin Belfast Enterprise service, by replacing the existing diesel railcar sets with a locomotive hauled service. Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours, the NIR Class 101 (DL) locomotives were