Iris Rail’s first Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil locomotive

Irish Rail has refitted the

HVO powered loco pulling 13.00 Heuston
Cork train yesterday

first of its 201 Class locomotives to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil. 

All diesel fleets will operate with at least a 35 per cent biofuel/hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) blend.

The locomotive hauls the Dublin Cork Mark IV trains.

The 201 Class locos were built by GM in London, Canada and delivered to Irish Rail in 1994/1995. The first loco arrived in Dublin Airport on a Russian Andropov aircraft.

At present there are 23 in service with many more being canabalised in Inchicore.

They also haul the De Dietrich train, used on the Belfast Dublin service.