C8532 : DH locomotive, Coleraine

taken 42 years ago, near to Coleraine, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland

DH locomotive, Coleraine
DH locomotive, Coleraine
Part of a class of three intended for shunting and ballast train duties, diesel hydraulic locomotive no 3 at Coleraine. Taken on the same day as J0607 : Barrack Street railway yard, Dundalk thanks to the use of a Rail Runabout ticket.
"DH" locomotives, Northern Ireland Railways

A class of three diesel-hydraulic six-coupled locomotives introduced by NIR in 1969 built by English Electric/AEI with a 620hp Dorman engine. They were mainly used for permanent way trains and shunting and were withdrawn between 1986 and 1989. This link LinkExternal link has more information about their life after withdrawal.

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C8532, 178 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Friday, 16 July, 1982   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 1 October, 2010
Category
Railway locomotives   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 854 326 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:8.0059N 6:39.7088W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! C 854 326
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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