CIE Bulk Cement Wagon - Orange - Pack 2

CIE Bulk Cement Wagon - Orange - Pack 2Introduced in seven batches between 1964 and 1972, a total of 150 of these two axle wagons were built by Cras Iompair ireann (CI) to convey bulk loads of cement from Irish Cements plants at Drogheda in County Louth, Castlemungret in County Limerick and Platin in County Meath to distribution points throughout the CI Irish Rail and Northern Ireland Railways networks. Despite being introduced at different stages, the fleet carried numbers in an unbroken

the “Schenker” part of the logo was removed from the bodyside

then at the Velim test track near Prague in the Czech Republic and

Class 66 - Freightliner Orange - 66415 - DCC Sound Fitted

37901 was repainted back into Railfreight Metals livery in July 2024

OLEO Buffers

In the versions with Next18 interface

While this only lasted that year

but in a welcome change a standard cast nameplate was applied instead of transfers

We hope that by restoring Wilbert

Accurate destination displays featuring Irish translations where applicable

Wagons connected via an all new link fine chain with Neodymium magnetic heads

Even though it was delivered almost two years after the Great Western Railway was nationalised