NIR Mk.2b SO 823 NIR Maroon/Blue In Transit SR D1478 Van - Original

SR D1478 Van - Original SR Livery - Triple Pack

One time only

a partnership between the Fifty Fund and Project Defiance

these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements

in 1969-70 to five designs (out of 250 Mk

NIR Mk.2b SO 823 NIR Maroon/Blue In Transit SR D1478 Van - OriginalBuilt at Litchurch Lane, Derby, in 1970, eight examples were constructed for Northern Ireland Railways for its new Enterprise service between Belfast and Dublin. This landmark service featured a range of bespoke vehicles that were quite unlike anything then in operation in Irelandor indeed on British Raildespite being a derivative of a BR design. The eight Mk. 2b coaches acquired by the newly formed Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) included several new