Antonov-124 flies 201 GM EMD Class Locomotive Arrival at Dublin Airport.

201 GM EMD 12-710G3B. JT42HCW Class Locomotive Arrival at Dublin Airport. 9/6/1994. Arrived from London Canada in a Antonov. AN - 124 - 100 Aircraft. Video features unloading at Dublin airport and transportation to Inchicore Works. Test Run. Dublin Port arrival of more 201 by Ship.
To allow clearance tests and driver training to commence in advance of the delivery of the main order of 201s, it was decided to transport the first locomotive, number 201, to Dublin by air. An Antonov An-124 was used to transport the locomotive from London, Ontario to Dublin Airport, arriving on 9 June 1994.
Included at end of video is the loading and of the locomotive in London Canada

[@shawnwylie1]

I worked for GM and watched this being loaded in London and then the take-off. Can't believe it made it off the ground.

[@oceanfroggie]

PS: Fantastic bit of history saved on film. Thank you. Great to have this.

[@davidharte3039]

Pity that it's been left to rot at Inchicore now.

[@phillipwilloughby5013]

1976: 071 delivered 1994: 201 delivered 2009: 201 withdrawn (15 years old) 2021: 071 still running (after 45 years)

[@gerryconmy]

Yes 071 class best locomotive ever built.

[@NirateGoel]

@@gerryconmy The 071s had their fair share of issues.

[@benukasrYT]

Wait what? The 201 is withdrawn?

[@adammaher6601]

Nice seeing the Aer Lingus 747s

[@gotaplay]

I also watched it take off from London Air Port ..amazing

[@ileigh6]

Terrible to think that the earlier locos of the 201 class are in storage at Inchicore for the last few years

[@Fcutdlady]

Especially as they could be used on freight runs instead of the 201s from the mark 4 push pull sets

[@martinbitter4162]

Nice that you also captured other air traffic at DUB . I have seen this video before. 🤔

[@gerryconmy]

Martin Bitter . I made corrections to captions and added loading of loco in London Canada

[@oceanfroggie]

Yes nice to see footage of one of the last Aer Friendly 747-100 departures, before the 330s took over JFK route.

[@trainsinireland5063]

Excellent Footage Gerry!😃.Well Filmed!.

[@PoSSeSSeD82]

Used to love that EI B747. Shame we ever let her go.

[@johnawhelan5495]

Bigfoot was the first Connolly based Locomotive Driver to Work 201 Class Locomotives.

[@gerryconmy]

I knew john very well a good driver.

[@phillipwilloughby5013]

And after all the effort to fly this engine over, and take it by road into Dublin, it ended up in storage 15 years later along with nine others (202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214) because they're not push/pull capable so cannot be used on the Intercity Mk4 or Enterprise.

[@jamiegreenwood212]

I remember John McCarthy was Chief Mechanical Engineer of Iarnrod Eireann at that time

[@batlin]

Jamie Greenwood There's a short clip of him talking at 2:19:20 in the video.

[@philtallant2338]

Lovely job

[@oceanfroggie]

Excellent video. Gas looking at all the excited suits with their one day ramp passes. Not a high vis jacket in sight. :) Its a national scandal that half of these locos were left to rot in the rust line at Inchicore when there were only 15 years old, and the 071s being overhauled and kept in service after 45 years to haul the freight traffic. Irish Rail's policy of 22k DMUs puts an end to the era of proper intercity service. As soon as the CAF mk4 sets are retired business travellers will switch back to the new faster motorways or air. The 22k trams don't cut the mustard for quality intercity travel.

[@featherstone5838]

No high vis jacket, and (if I spotted it correctly) walking under the ramp while it's being lowered - ouch!

[@geraldwalsh6489]

So whats wrong with the 22000 series? I have been on one ex Cork...they do look and seem good

[@oceanfroggie]

@@geraldwalsh6489noisy, hard seats, no hot food

[@oceanfroggie]

@@geraldwalsh6489 22k are noisy as engine is under the floor, uncomfy firm seats, no hot food anymore. Yes they look modern a bit like the Luas in Dublin, but not comfy for a 2-3hr across country intercity trip. Comfort bareable for a short commuter run, or say the Limerick shuttle which is short. But 3.5hrs Dublin to Tralee one would need to see a chiropractor or osteopath after putting ones back through that ordeal, and the 3hrs of never ending hum and vibration. Prefer the NoX spewing diesel engine away at front or behind coaches in a loco hauling or pushing comfy mk3 or mk4 coaches.

[@RYNT1157]

Have footage of 201 in Cork 26th June 1994 on a Sunday when it worked the Ammonia train to Shelton seen at 01:36 later in the video.

[@adammaher6601]

How I wish Aer Lingus brought back the 747s

[@oceanfroggie]

Yes and Irish Rail bring back quality intercity mk3 or mk4 rather than the uncomfy noisy 22k trams

[@DartzIRL]

Great Question for a pub quiz.... What year did the first train arrive at Dublin Airport? ---- that'll wreck some heads. (Even if it was, technically, just a locomotive....)

[@oceanfroggie]

Its to our Shame there is no high speed rail link between the airport and Dublin City/Heuston. No joined up thinking linking airport to the majority of intercity rail transport.

[@barrackstreetyard]

Fantastic look back in time. I had no idea Aer Lingus operated 747s. May I have your permission to share this video on social media?

[@gerryconmy]

Yes that's OK

[@geraldwalsh6489]

So whats wrong with the 22000 series loco? They sure look great...i was on one last July ex Cork

[@bln3576]

I helped build that Locomotive.

[@gerryconmy]

B LN . Thanks for watching and you built a fine locomotive that are still running a mainline service.

[@batlin]

Thank you! Most of the 201 class are still in service, and I believe this first one (201) is awaiting an engine upgrade.

[@irishrailwayvideos9747]

batlin no we will probably never see 201 in service again

[@irishrailwayvideos9747]

Phillip Willoughby it will be unlikely to see 201-205 and 210-214 come out of storage most of their parts have been used for other locos and 206 has 211s engine they are just waiting to go to the scrap

[@phillipwilloughby5013]

@@irishrailwayvideos9747 Irish Rail expressed an interest in repowering these locos in 2016. 201 and 205 were taken out of storage for inspection. The repowering projet was scheduled to start in 2017 and was cancelled in 2019.

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

To bad they completely fucked up the rail system, not to mention getting rid of such magnificent locos to run the crap we have today

[@celovity_747]

OMG an AN-124 in dublin rare

[@gerryconmy]

ultragamer09 roblox and more . Yes very rear indeed and I don't think it will be repeated. It was flown over to Dublin so that the computer software could be adjusted and updated before the other 17 locos arrived by ship at Dublin port..

[@celovity_747]

Gerry Conmy ok

[@NirateGoel]

@@gerryconmy Wasn't it also cause they were behind on the delivery date and it was cheaper to have an other empty aircraft fly the engine?

[@gerryconmy]

@@NirateGoel The reason the loco was flown over was to test run the loco and set the software and send it to Canada os when all the locos arrived they were ready for service.

[@batlin]

They must have spent at least 100k on fuel alone, if the Antonov burns 10 tons (about 13000 litres!!) per hour.

[@gotaplay]

There were I believe 4 fuel stops

[@MikesIZempillas]

Great video ! Nice channel ! 5ubscribed

[@Fcutdlady]

Did the ALE truck and it's crew come over from the UK? never seen or heard of one based here

[@gerryconmy]

They must have. I haven't seen them since. Gerry

[@gerryconmy]

Hi again. Yes they came from the UK . The trailers had I think 96 wheels very long trailer. When it was transported the sections of the trailer were dismantled and stacked on top of each other making it easy to travel to location ie Dublin. Thanks for watching. Gerry

[@Fcutdlady]

@@gerryconmy Thank you for posting such an interesting video. You would know more then I but I think it's very rare for locomotives or other railway rolling stock to be moved by road. Back in the day locomotives and railcars were delivered by ship to Dublin Port and run in from there to inchicore via railway. I'm reading Irish Rail intend to buy new Dart railcars over the next few years. If that's true it will be intresting to see where they'll come from and how they'll get here. It must have been difficult being the load master on the Antonov and the ALE truck. Also the truck driver

[@gerryconmy]

Hi locomotive 201 was flown to Dublin Airport because GM said they wanted to test and set the computer on the loco before the rest of the fleet arrived by ship at Dublin Port and transport by rail to Inchicore works. Don't know where the next batch of Darts will arrive or port will have to wait and see. Gerry

[@emeraldislevideography4484]

When was that

[@celovity_747]

Irish Railways 9/6/1994

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

Funny how all the so called big shots have to stand around looking at the belly of the trains acting like they know what they're doing. Look like council workers around a pot hole

[@BIGJAFFA80]

Wonder who was the first driver of 201

[@gerryconmy]

Andy Webster. Andy I have no idea who the first driver was.

[@freedomcontrolled6190]

Irish Rail wasting money as usual!! God there really gifted @ it! I work on the infrastructure and regularly see millions wasted!! No wonder it's faster by bus 😂😂