NIR Mk.2b FO 801 NIR Maroon/Blue NIR 101 / DL Class - Hunslet in 'as delivered' Silver Livery

in 'as delivered' Silver Livery in a Special Presentation Box

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NIR Mk.2b FO 801 NIR Maroon/Blue NIR 101 / DL Class - Hunslet in 'as delivered' Silver LiveryBuilt 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