NIR Mk.2b BGV 911 NIR Light Grey/Blue Irish Permanent Way Wagons Ruston Works No

Ruston Works No

Three styles of nose grilles: as built

Barry Island

There were a few subtle differences between the first two and the rest of the production batch which have never been replicated before on a model

Large ICI lettering

NIR Mk.2b BGV 911 NIR Light Grey/Blue Irish Permanent Way Wagons Ruston Works NoBuilt 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