Irish Rail's Mk3 Push/Pull coaches 

Thanks Seamus, they did indeed look well although drivers absolutely hated them, very draughty and often leaked rain. Trailer 6105 is in storage at Moyasta in Co. Clare but it's future looks bleak.

Much appreciated, thanks m8! :)

Don't we all!

Thanks C2R :)

Thanks Mark. It was an absolute crime, they were nowhere near life expired. Sadly IÉ wanted DMUs instead of loco hauled services so this sealed their fate.

Versatile they were Pat, loved them myself although drivers were glad to see the back of them. Thanks for the share on Past & Present btw :)

Thanks Cian. Another Mk3 (7146) is preserved at Moyasta in Co. Clare along with, Café/Bar no. 6402 and Push/Pull DVT no. 6105.

@@TheIrishMainline is this still the case? Can you visit and see one? Thanks

@@patrickshields6620 It's not officially open to the public but permission could be obtained.

Many thanks Eoin :)

No worries man, I just DON'T understand why IÉ scrapped the mk3 before there expiry date I personally think that they were "insane in the membrane" it really really saddens my heart. 😭

It was mainly down to IÉ's attitude towards loco hauled trains Eoin. To them, railcars were (and still very much are) the future as regards passenger services. It was still a crime though, these coaches would have made an excellent backup to the Enterprise service.

Thanks DB! They only ever ran on a Sunday down here so I rarely got a chance to travel in them sadly :( They were probably first to go because the Mk4 sets used all the available Push/Pull enabled 201s (whilst the other 201s headed to death row at Inchicore). I'd hope at least one set will be spared but I wouldn't hold my breath!

Is 6105 the only set left now? They sure weren't long disposing of the others :(

@@TheIrishMainline All them 201s just sitting in Inchicore could be reused. Like they could be used for Freight, Railtours etc.

@@adammaher6601 They've been left for too long Adam, most are just fit for scrap now. Underframes rotting, cannabalised for parts etc..

@@TheIrishMainline Yep. And they weren't even that old.

Thank you Seán :) I just might you know! Not too many vids of them around. Yeah the squeaky horns always made me chuckle a bit, they're similar to the 8100 DARTs :)

The DVTs look a bit odd too. I like them though:)

They would have looked a lot worse with a different livery I'd say, the striped livery went well with them.

Yeah, a full yellow end wouldn't be great.

Cheers!

Thanks Joseph, you sure would long for them alright :(

your welcome man, most of them mk3 push/pull sets use to do od runs to Rosslare Europort and Connolly station

They did indeed, covered most parts of the country I'd say at one time or another :)

that's true there man correct me if i'm wrong but they covered Dublin-Waterford, Dublin-Rosslare,Dublin-Drogheda and a shuttle between Limerick Junction and Limerick and so on

Along with those I think they did a shuttle between Dublin & Maynooth as well.

You're not the only one m8, here's hoping we'll have them back on the mainline soon heading a few railtours.

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Thanks m8

Cheers Matthew! True indeed, especially when you think of coaches like the Cravens that were deemed to have a lifespan of no more than 15-20 years, they lasted over 40 and then the Mk3s which were estimated initially to last over 30 and never got near this :(

Oh yeah, I heard Merlin was spotted in Connolly today, any idea why?

+The Irish Mainline Mk3s in Britain have lasted 40+ years and I'd have no problem to see the Mk3 Cabcar services again BTW i'm American and we call our push/pull consists either locomotive lead trains or Cabcars and where i'm from push/pull consists are usually 2-12 cars long

A set still exists at least but it's more likely to end up in a museum than on the mainline unfortunately.

They could put it in Howth Transport Museum or is it to big

There has been plans put forward to erect a museum at Moyasta where they're stored but haven't heard much more about it in recent months.

They're revved up to rebuild brake pressure.

I gathered most of the footage off 8mm tapes Ste using the original camcorder and a Hauppauge PVR350 capture card.

Well done, Top Boy.

Yeah Lavistown had 2 sets of gates back then, simplified to 2 automatic barriers now.

They're General Motors built 141/181 class locos with 8 cylinder EMD 645 engines.

Not anymore they don't! ;D

supafuckinmingster ............................and as for 2006...............?

supafuckinmingster The 2600s are still going strong on local services in the Cork region!

The Irish Mainline Wikipedia has them all retired from service by 1987. I'm a bit lost here. Is there crossed wires?

The Irish Mainline Final withdrawal[edit]At the end of February 1984, five months before the inauguration of DART, only four sets remained.[50] Most vehicles were withdrawn soon after electric services began; by 1985, there were only two sets of three cars each, one set used to provide a shuttle service between Bray and Greystones and the other as a spare.[51] One of these sets was withdrawn in 1986, the other surviving to pass into Iarnród Éireann ownership in 1987 and managing to outlast its normal motive power; the remaining 201 class locomotives were withdrawn in 1986, and 121 Class locomotives were used thereafter. (Locomotive 121, then numbered B121, had undergone trials with push-pull stock as early as 1973.)[52] During Hurricane Charley in August 1986, the shuttle train was even used to stand in for electric trains on the partially flooded main Dublin-Bray line. However, the shuttle was withdrawn in mid-September 1987, due to the poor condition of the rolling stock (the service was resumed at the end of October, using an 80 Class train hired fromNorthern Ireland Railways).[53][54]

supafuckinmingster Ah, there was 2 2600 classes, the ones you're referring to were the AEC railcars from the pre-DART days, the modern 2600 units are Tokyu built and came into service in 1993: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IE_2600_Class