CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) -Unfitted- Pack 1 Wagon Type_HDA Hopper BR green with yellow nose

BR green with yellow nose panels

it was fitted with equipment to run on the mainline

which were fitted with a plough blade manufactured by Beilhack

The second L91 was actually from the same batch

The universal nature of the Class 66 means that transfers and sales between owners/operators are relatively common

CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) -Unfitted- Pack 1 Wagon Type_HDA Hopper BR green with yellow noseThe programme of rolling stock production undertaken by Oliver Bulleid during his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer at Cors Iompair ireann (CI) in the 1950s contained a number of now iconic vehicles, among them being the humble H Van. With a 10ft wheelbase and 12 ton capacity, these unassuming vans became CIs standard covered wagon and they found their way to every point of the Irish railway network during their time in service, present in long rakes