NIR Mk.2b SO 821 NIR Maroon/BlueBuilt 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

Thames Mills was closed and transferred into the ownership of Bowaters’ Northfleet Terminals Ltd group and in 1981 412427 was donated by NTL to the fledging North Downs Steam Railway

although the cast double arrows and Crewe depot plaques proved too difficult to remove

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a number of withdrawn H Vans were repurposed as flat wagons for the Permanent Way Department which were use for transporting materials and machinery

RP25-110  OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to 21mm gauge

Our model depicts 73966 in its current condition as running today with the drop Dellner

Sandboxes : No

Two type types of axle-box tooled: S4 double axleguard (10" x 5") covering 1909 to 1912 and No

34 conversions

As well as the distinctive roof doors and operating equipment

This change carried with it some subtle differences that we can see on this model

Full passenger interior lighting in all vehicles