Editing CIÉ 113 Class

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{{Infobox locomotive
|name            = Córas Iompair Éireann B class<br />(later 113 class)
|powertype       = Diesel–electric
|image           = CIE B113.jpg
|caption         = B Class locomotive No.113
|builder         = [[CIÉ|Córas Iompair Éireann]], [[Inchicore railway works|Inchicore works]]
|builddate       = 1950–1951
|totalproduction = 2
|aarwheels       = B-B
|uicclass        = Bo′Bo′
|gauge           = {{RailGauge|1600mm|lk=on}}
|wheeldiameter   = {{convert|44|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|length          = {{convert|14.53|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|width           = 
|height          = 
|locoweight      = {{convert|81|t|abbr=on}}
|fuelcap         = {{convert|1910|L}}
|primemover      = [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] 6LDA28
|enginetype      = [[Four-stroke diesel engine|Four-stroke diesel]] 
|tractionmotors  = [[Direct current|DC]] [[Metropolitan-Vickers|Metrovick]] MV137, 4 off
|generator       = DC
|transmission    = [[Diesel electric]]
|maxspeed        = {{convert|88|km/h|abbr=on}}
|poweroutput     = {{convert|915|hp|abbr=on|lk=in}} at 750rpm (one hour)<br /> {{convert|815|hp|abbr=on}} at 700 rpm (continuous)<br />Uprated in 1956 to {{convert|960|hp|abbr=on}}
|tractiveeffort  = {{convert|205|kN|lbf|abbr=on|lk=in}} (starting)<br />{{convert|102|kN|lbf|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15.3|km/h|abbr=on}}
|locobrakes      = [[Westinghouse air brake]]
|trainbrakes     = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]]
|operator        = [[Córas Iompair Éireann]]
|operatorclass   = C2a, later B, later 113
|fleetnumbers    = 1100–1101, later B113–B114
|withdrawndate   = 1971
|disposition     = One preserved, [[Ulster Folk and Transport Museum]], other scrapped
}}
The [[Córas Iompair Éireann]] '''113 class''' [[locomotive]]s were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland, being built in January 1950 and October 1951 by CIÉ at their [[Inchicore railway works|Inchicore Works]]. They were fitted with [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] 6LDA28 engines of {{convert|915|hp|abbr=on}} (uprated to {{convert|960|hp|abbr=on|disp=or}} in 1956), with four [[Metropolitan-Vickers]] MV157 traction motors. They were of Bo-Bo [[UIC classification|wheel arrangement]], weighed 80 tonnes and had a maximum speed of {{convert|90|km/h|abbr=on}}. They were initially numbered 1100–1101 in the steam locomotive number series (and designated class C2a), but were subsequently renumbered B113–B114 in 1957.

==History==
They were intended for mixed traffic duties, hauling both freight and passenger trains. When they were first introduced, they were used on some of the express passenger duties between [[Dublin]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. However, with the arrival of production diesel locomotives (the [[CIÉ 001 Class|001]] and [[CIÉ 101 Class|101]] Classes) from 1955, these two locomotives were used more for freight work, mostly in the area around Dublin.

They suffered from a recurring brake fault and following a serious incident in August 1971 when 114 ran away while working a goods train, both locomotives were withdrawn for modifications to be made to their brakes. In fact, 114 was never reinstated and 113 only worked for a few months at the end of 1974 before it too was stored again. Both were then used at Inchicore Works as part of a sound barrier with 101 Class locomotives. B113 was presented to the [[Ulster Folk and Transport Museum]] in May 2011, but 114 was scrapped in March 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derbysulzers.com/cie.html|title=CIE 113 - 114 (1100 - 1101)|website=derbysulzers|date=2004-05-12|access-date=2006-03-24}}</ref>

==Preservation==
[[File:Cultra 1.jpg|thumb|left|B113 On display at the UFTM]]
B113 was preserved by [[Iarnród Éireann]] at Inchicore works, Dublin, and received a cosmetic restoration there. It was then transferred to the RPSI's depot in [[Whitehead, County Antrim]] and later taken to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum for static display in January 2012, along with [[NIR 101 Class]] No. 102. The two locos are currently incapable of running under their own power, and so [[CIÉ 071 Class#Northern Ireland Railways|NIR 111 class]] locomotives 112 and 113 provided motive power for the move.

==References==
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*{{Strickland Locomotive Directory|page=164}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012121240/http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Irish%20Locos/A%26Bindex.html Eiretrains - Irish Locomotives]

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