NIR Mk.2c SO 828 NIR Maroon/Blue Subclass_37/4 redrawn CAD

redrawn CAD

Etched metal factory fitted detailing

Despite the base livery being a consistent silver base

The ultra violet spotlights – of various designs over time – gave it the nickname ‘scooter’ and were deployed when running with the Structure Gauging Train

early cab style handrails

NIR Mk.2c SO 828 NIR Maroon/Blue Subclass_37/4 redrawn CADBuilt 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