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{{Infobox locomotive<br />
| name = G601 Class<br />
| powertype = Diesel-hydraulic<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| builder = [[Deutz AG|Motorenfabrick Deutz]], [[Köln]], [[West Germany]]<br />
| serialnumber = 56118–56120<br />
| builddate = 1956–1957<br />
| uicclass = B<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft3in|lk=on}}<br />
| driverdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|1+3/8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| length = {{convert|6.3|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| locoweight = {{convert|18.3|t}}<br />
| primemover = [[Deutz AG|Deutz]] F8L 614, [[air-cooled]]<br />
| enginetype = [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Diesel engine|Diesel]]<br />
| cylindercount = 8<br />
| transmission = [[Voith]] [[torque converter|hydraulic]], [[chain drive]] final<br />
| maxspeed = {{convert|20|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| poweroutput = {{convert|130|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| tractiveeffort = <br />
| operator = [[CIÉ|Córas Iompair Éireann]]<br />
| numinclass = 3<br />
| fleetnumbers = G601–G603<br />
| firstrundate =<br />
| withdrawndate = 1965–1972<br />
| disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped by 1981<br />
}}<br />
The [[Córas Iompair Éireann]] '''601 Class''' [[locomotive]]s were built in 1956-1957, by [[Deutz AG|Motorenfabrik Deutz]] at [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]. They were 3 small shunting locomotives (601, 602 & 603) of B wheel arrangement and were fitted with a Deutz V8 F8L 614 engine of 130&nbsp;hp, with Voith hydraulic transmission and chain final drive. They weighed only 18 tons and had a maximum speed of {{convert|32|km/h|mph}}. These locomotives were never fitted with train brakes, so had limited usefulness compared to their successors, the G611 class. The G601 locomotives were withdrawn from service between 1965 and 1972.<br />
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==Preservation==<br />
One of these locomotives, number G601, has been preserved by the [[Irish Traction Group]] and is currently awaiting restoration at Carrick-on-Suir. In 2010 a secondhand engine was purchased to replace the seized engine currently fitted.<br />
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== Model ==<br />
The 601 Class has been made as a [[4mm scale|4 mm scale]] brass kit by [[Worsley Works]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/4mm/4mm_Irish_Standard_Gauge_Diesel.htm|title = Irish Railways - Standard Gauge - Diesels and Diesel Rail Cars - CIE - UTA - GNR I}}</ref> Steve Johnson's site also has details on kitbashing a model.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://website.lineone.net/~sjohnson40/Loco%20Profiles/GClass.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030309054948/http://website.lineone.net/~sjohnson40/Loco%20Profiles/GClass.html| archive-date = 2003-03-09| title = G Class}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
*{{Strickland Locomotive Directory|page=166}}<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://www.rangierdiesel.de/index.php?nav=1406281&lang=1 |title=CIE G 601 |work=rangierdiesel |accessdate=2014-03-23 |language=German}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013436/http://www.irishtractiongroup.com/ITG_locos/loco_601.htm Irish Traction Group webpage for preserved G601]<br />
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[[Category:Iarnród Éireann locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Deutz locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:B locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:5 ft 3 in gauge locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Diesel locomotives of Ireland]]<br />
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1956]]<br />
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