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Cie 121 ClassThe Cras Iompair ireann 121 Class locomotives were built in 1961 by General Motors and numbered B121 to B135. Until this time almost all Irish diesel locomotives had been built in the British Isles (the 601 Class locomotives being the exception), but from here on GM became the normal supplier for CIE locomotives, and later for Northern Ireland Railways locomotives too. They were fitted with a GM 8-567CR engine of 950hp, weighed 64tons and had a maximum speed of 77mph. 126-129 were later rebuilt with a GM 8-645E engine of 1100hp; the same sort as were used for the rebuilt 201 Class locomotives. They differed from later GM-built batches in that they had a cab at only one end. Only nos. 124 and 134 remain in service, with no. 123 in store. The rest have been withdrawn and scrapped following the arrival of new locomotives and the ongoing decline in light freight traffic that these locomotives were used for.
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