NIR Mk.2b BGV 911 NIR Light Grey/Blue Irish Permanent Way Wagons Large ICI lettering

Large ICI lettering

which has similar branding but in a different position

Barry Island

001 was cosmetically restored to its original Railfreight Red Stripe livery and went on to attend a number of open days before being returned to fully operational condition in 2009 ahead of a move to France as part of a contract to supply locomotives for construction trains

as well as cast red Eastfield depot plaques above its similarly-backed nameplates

NIR Mk.2b BGV 911 NIR Light Grey/Blue Irish Permanent Way Wagons Large ICI letteringBuilt 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