UFTM Diesel Locomotives (2011)

In 2011 the RPSI agreed to a request from the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum that former NIR locomotive 102 be donated to them. 102 then underwent cosmetic repair at Whitehead in preparation for being moved to the rail gallery at Cultra. Pioneer Bo-Bo diesel B113 was also donated to the UFTM by Irish Rail, but it first came to Whitehead in May 2011 for a makeover.

7/5/2011: Work began outdoors with rusted sections of body panelling being cut out and new sections welded in. Parts such as a headlight reflector and a broken window were replaced with spares recovered from sister 101 and from NIR stores. (C.P. Friel)

12/5/2011: B113 arrives at Whitehead from Inchicore.

12/5/2011: B113 being offloaded in front of the sheds at Whitehead.

26/5/2011: The Hunslet has four access hatches in the roof, all of which had rusted through - in fact we had to wrap them in tarpaulins to keep the rain out of the engine room. These hatches have now been renewed.

28/5/2011: The museum wanted 102 in the original maroon livery from 1970. Here the engine is in the loco workshop looking, for want of a better word, rather pretty in a pink undercoat! (E. Friel)

5/6/2011: 102 was briefly outside, being moved from workshop to engine shed for painting to continue.

30/5/2016: 102 at its final resting place in the Irish Rail Gallery at Cultra.