Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail 071 Loco 086 + RPSI South Kerry Diesel Railtour Dublin Connolly
Date: 5 May 2017
Service: 09:00 Inchicore to Dublin Connolly (H261)
Service: 10:30 Dublin Connolly to Killarney (H320)

The Córas Iompair Éireann 071 Class locomotives were the principal passenger locomotives on the Irish railway network for twenty years from their introduction in the late 1970s. They displaced the older CIÉ 001 Class and NIR 101 Class locomotives and were themselves replaced in turn by the new 201 Class locomotives.
Currently all the CIÉ locomotives remain in service, but are used on freight and permanent way trains. NIR 112 was on long term loan to Iarnród Éireann from April 2003 until September 2006 but has since returned to Northern Ireland Railways.
In November 2006, IÉ began an overhaul programme of twelve units only, leaving the fate of their remaining six units in doubt. By 2009 fourteen 071s had received the new 'Freight Livery’ however not all had received an overhaul. Those that received a re-paint into the new livery were: Nos. 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 079, 080, 081, 082, 083, 085, 086 and 088. On 14 and 15 November 2009 075 and a Tara Mines train was used in testing of the new bridge at Malahide.
In 2013 an overhaul programme started for all eighteen class members which includes an engine rebuild, refurbished bogies, new panels, new cabs and a new slate grey livery complete with European numbering. As of May 2016 locos 071, 076, 077, 078, 084, 085, 087, 088 have been refurbished. Class members that had been out of use for a number of years have been reinstated into service after overhaul.
In 2016, several members of the class received a commemorative plaque beneath their handbrakes in recognition of their 40 years of service with CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann. Loco 071 was repainted back to its original CIÉ Supertrain livery of black and orange in May 2016, with its first working thereafter being the RPSI diesel tour from Dublin to Waterford and Limerick Junction.

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