GSR800 - 800 Maedb - Preserved - DCC Sound Northern Ireland Railways Whilst some of these “ghost

Whilst some of these “ghost locos” were quickly repainted into the maroon and gold EWS livery

County Durham on 5 January 1959

Laira-based 50046 had been dedicated in October 1978 after the Leander-class Frigate built in 1962

37297 (originally D6997)

and a 20' CIE container

GSR800 - 800 Maedb - Preserved - DCC Sound Northern Ireland Railways Whilst some of these “ghostThe three 4 6 0 Class 800 locomotives; 800 Mae, 801 Maa and 802 Tilte, were designed by the Great Southern Railways Chief Mechanical Engineer Edgar Bredin and his chief draughtsman, H. C Beaumont and represented a quantum leap forward in Irish locomotive design, being the first three cylinder express locomotives built in the country. By the mid 1930s, the top link Dublin Cork services had reached a critical loading point, where the existing fleet of 4