101 'Eagle' Maroon, with Revised Arc - DCC SoundHaving undertaken a programme of station refurbishment, improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on track plant and shunting locomotives, in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin Belfast Enterprise service, by replacing the existing diesel railcar sets with a locomotive hauled service. Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours, the NIR Class 101 (DL) locomotives were

Standard sleeper coach 15310

HYA 371049

Introduced in 1950

D1478 pattern

with the Tarmac legend and Seven Ts logo being added

Accessible sleeper coach 15207

* Die-cast chassis for ideal weight

Magnetically attach to each other

31105 was withdrawn for the second time in February 2015

Chimney Condensing apparatus Dome Drain cocks Handrails Injector Injector pipework Lamp irons Oil lubricators Pipe work Reverser Safety valve Smokebox door dart Smokebox door numberplate Water tank caps Whistle - turned brass Bodyshell - separately-fitted details - in detailing pack (where applicable)

primarily as brake force runners

these coaches were synonymous with the East Anglian commuter traffic heading in and out of Kings Cross