102 'Falcon' Maroon (as delivered) - 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

Built to diagram 176

with Knuckle couplers provided for inner vehicles

Two P1 style Chaldrons and an S&DR style Chaldron

Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running

55022 – ‘Royal Scots Grey’

A variable PWM pulse frequency ranging from 10 kHz to 50 kHz assures perfect silent operation

Extra fine factory-fitted detail plastic parts and sprung buffers

The North Eastern Region employed a number of 88DS in the Civil Engineering Department

Accurate interiors with characteristic 'winged' headrests

Now fitted with vacuum braking and pained in an attractive dark blue

150 vehicles were built at Litchurch Lane

Mark 2b SO (ex-FO) - 921