103 'Merlin' NIR Blue, with Red Chevrons
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Detailed Description
Detailed Description
Having undertaken a programme of station refurbishment, improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on-track plant and shunting locomotives, in 1969 the still embryonic Northern Ireland Railways set out to improve the Dublin-Belfast ‘Enterprise’ service, by replacing the existing diesel railcar sets with a locomotive hauled service. Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours, the NIR Class 101 (DL) locomotives were designed to run in a push/pull configuration, with a 270 ton 8-car set of BR Mk.2b stock, at a maximum speed of 80mph.
Specification
Specification
Lighting and DCC
Lighting and DCC
Common Features
Common Features
Amazing model
I already have purchased NIR Hunslets nos 101 & 102 and just had to get no 103 Merlin to complete the set of these outstanding models the detail is amazing and their running is like a wee sewing machine just perfect. Thank you Accurascale for these models of the NIR Hunslets.
One of the best ready to run models on the market,this is my third hunslet.
Could this be in the running for model of the year?
Fantastic model lovely detail etc.
Brilliant model !
Full of detail and glides smoothly and quietly straight from the box.
I cannot wait to receive this amazing irish railways model of 103 merlin
absolutely amazing model well done to everyone involved in the project.
Superb detail and runs like a dream. Very smooth even at very slow speed.