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IÉ 201 Class
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Iarnr%25C3%25B3d_%25C3%2589ireann/pkfJGYnv">Iarnród Éireann</a> (IÉ) / Northern Ireland Railways 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland and were built between 1994 and 1995 by <a href="/facts/General_Motors_Diesel/5Et4Lxt0">General Motors Diesel</a>. They are model type JT42HCW, fitted with an EMD <a href="/facts/EMD_710/30nnHyCk">12-710G3B</a> engine of 3,200 hp (2,400 kW), weigh 108.862 tonnes (107.1 long tons; 120.0 short tons) and have a maximum speed of 102 mph (164 km/h). </p>