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English Electric 4SRKT. Safety system (s) AWS, TPWS. Track gauge. Irish gauge – 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in) The 80 Class is a type of diesel electric multiple unit formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways. They were affectionately nicknamed 'Thumpers' by rail enthusiasts due to the thumping noise their engines produced.
NI Railways. NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR; Irish: Iarnród Thuaisceart Éireann; and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways; UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), and is one of eight ...
United Kingdom. Branch. British Army. Type. Command. Garrison/HQ. Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. HQ Northern Ireland was the formation responsible for the British Army in and around Northern Ireland. It was established in 1922 and disbanded, replaced by a brigade-level Army Reserve formation, 38 (Irish) Brigade, in 2009.
Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces ' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest continuous deployment in British military history. [7] [8] The British Army was initially deployed, at the request of the unionist government of Northern Ireland, in response to ...
Renewal: £14/£17 (online/postal) (GB), £30 (Northern Ireland) In the United Kingdom, a driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate motor vehicles on highways and other public roads. It is administered in England, Scotland and Wales by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and in Northern Ireland ...
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR (I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge ( 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in )) railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland jointly nationalised the company in 1953, and ...
Special Reconnaissance Unit. The Special Reconnaissance Unit, also known as the 14 Field Security and Intelligence Company (internally "The Det") was a part of the British Army Intelligence Corps involved in plainclothes operations in Northern Ireland from the 1970s onwards. The unit conducted undercover surveillance operations against ...
Northern Ireland Railways also purchased 2. The first were delivered in 1994, with deliveries continuing until 1995. 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.