BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Wagon Type_CIE Bulk Cement renumbered to 29004 and named

renumbered to 29004 and named “Dave Meehan”

CIÉ embarked on a programme of rolling stock renewal beginning in the early 1950s

37426-37431 were originally planned to join the rest of the sub class on the Scottish Region

Heavy die-cast metal chassis

Die-cast metal chassis with plastic body

BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Wagon Type_CIE Bulk Cement renumbered to 29004 and namedEnglish Electrics 1934 diesel electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the Big Four railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0 6 0