Irish Thumper -8099 NIR DEMU- being lowered on to UK standard gauge bogies - ELR April 2009

[nathanandrews100]

Will that great nir thumber ever run again

[nirtrainman]

Will that great nir thumper ever run again

[MrRickenbastard]

lol! i performed the last body overhaul on 99, you can still see the shrapnel damage in the engineroom bulkhead from when the IRA set of a bomb in the guards van!! Dont see why you cudnt use it over there, you need a driving trailer converted to 3 pipe brakes, a set of Mark4 motorbogies off an emu or a 73, it,s not like you guys are short of mk2 coaches, it would certainly draw the crowds!!!

[mi0jvi]

*sniff* everywhere should be 5'3" gauge! :-( hehe

[Damocles178]

I hope some of those Thumpers are preserved. Aside from their charm they are the only DIesel Multiple Unit to ever be based on Mark 2 rolling stock. I know England had a couple of Electrical Muliple Units based on Mark 2 Rolling stock but the Class 80 truly is unique. I hope some are preserved. I really do.

[ads4050]

thanks so much its a shame it couldent be refurbished for use on the elr or the 504,s

[EastLancsmaybach]

Just for spares.

[iantrack]

Is it being restored for use in uk? Or just for spares? thanks