Editing CIÉ 141 Class (section)

==Service==
Following crew training trials between Inchicore and [[Monasterevin]] (passenger trains), [[Kildare]] (goods trains), and [[Hazelhatch]] (light engines), the class appeared on main line trials from [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Amiens Street]] (Connolly) to [[Drogheda]], and [[Dublin Pearse railway station|Westland Row]] (Pearse) to [[Arklow]] on Tuesday 4 December 1962, entering traffic on the Dublin to Cork main line four days later. The locomotives were fitted for multiple working and [[Double-heading|double-headed]] the 10:40 Dublin to Cork train and the return Cork to Dublin at 15:30.  These were the heaviest trains at that time. From Monday 10 December 1962 one locomotive was allocated to the Dublin–Belfast ''[[Enterprise (train service)|Enterprise]]'' service.

In later years, regular passenger duties included trains on the [[Limerick–Rosslare railway line|Rosslare to Waterford/Limerick lines]], until they were superseded by railcars on these duties.

The remaining locomotives, nos. B141, B142, 144, 146, 147, 152, 162, 171, 175 and 177, were withdrawn in February 2010. However, 171 was reinstated for a short time, and was confined to pilot duties in the Dublin area.