Diesel locomotives of Ireland
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Diesel locomotives of Ireland
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Although prototype diesel locomotives ran in Britain before World War II, the railways of both the Republic and Northern Ireland changed over much more rapidly from steam to diesel traction than those in Britain, due to the island's limited coal reserves and an ageing steam locomotive fleet. Northern Ireland operated several diesel shunters as early as the 1930s. CIÉ's first diesels consisted of five shunters built by CIÉ in 1947/48. The initial two diesel mainline locomotives were also built in
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_locomotives_of_Ireland
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2004-12-01T17:37:41Z
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2024-08-27T15:58:38Z
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