NIR Mk.2b SO 822 NIR Maroon/Blue Wagon Type_CDA China Clay with rotating axle hubs and

with rotating axle hubs and Brass Bearings for silent

This was because the final EWS livery had not yet been decided

brake gear

chassis plates

7827 was restored to the iconic fully-lined pre-1934 livery with GREAT WESTERN on the tender

NIR Mk.2b SO 822 NIR Maroon/Blue Wagon Type_CDA China Clay with rotating axle hubs andBuilt at Litchurch Lane, Derby, in 1970, eight examples were constructed for Northern Ireland Railways for its new Enterprise service between Belfast and Dublin. This landmark service featured a range of bespoke vehicles that were quite unlike anything then in operation in Irelandor indeed on British Raildespite being a derivative of a BR design. The eight Mk. 2b coaches acquired by the newly formed Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) included several new