CIÉ 601 Class

3 ft 1+3⁄8 in (949 mm)Length6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)Loco weight18.3 tonnes (18.0 long tons; 20.2 short tons)Prime moverDeutz F8L 614, air-cooledEngine typeV8 DieselCylinders8TransmissionVoith hydraulic, chain drive final

Performance figures
Maximum speed	20 mph (32 km/h)
Power output	130 hp (97 kW)

Career
Operators	Córas Iompair Éireann
Number in class	3
Numbers	G601–G603
Withdrawn	1965–1972
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped 1981

The Córas Iompair Éireann 601 Class locomotives were built in 1956-1957, by Motorenfabrik Deutz at Cologne, Germany. They were 3 small shunting locomotives (601, 602 & 603) of B wheel arrangement and were fitted with a Deutz V8 F8L 614 engine of 130 hp, with Voith hydraulic transmission and chain final drive. They weighed only 18 tons and had a maximum speed of 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph). These locomotives were never fitted with train brakes, so had limited usefulness compared to their successors, the G611 class. The G601 locomotives were withdrawn from service between 1965 and 1972.

Preservation

One of these locomotives, number G601, has been preserved by the Irish Traction Group and is currently awaiting restoration at Carrick-on-Suir. In 2010 a secondhand engine was purchased to replace the seized engine currently fitted.

Model

The 601 Class has been made as a 4 mm scale brass kit by Worsley Works.^[1] Steve Johnson's site also has details on kitbashing a model.^[2]

References

^ "Irish Railways - Standard Gauge - Diesels and Diesel Rail Cars - CIE - UTA - GNR I".
^ "G Class". Archived from the original on 9 March 2003.

Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499.
"CIE G 601". rangierdiesel (in German). Retrieved 23 March 2014.