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The Irish Traction Group
(ITG) was formed on the 4th June 1989 with the objective
of preserving at least one example of each class of
diesel locomotive to have operated on the Irish railway
system. The ultimate aim of the Group is to restore its
collection of locomotives to full operational condition.
The ITG specifically caters for the modern traction
enthusiast, providing up to date news of events and
workings on the railway system via its quarterly journal
"The Irish Mail".
The ITG owns the largest
number of privately owned main line diesel locomotives
in Ireland and operates occasional railtours both in the
Irish Republic and the United Kingdom.
Can you help?
ITG DEVELOPMENT FUND
The Irish Traction Group’s
latest fundraising appeal, the “ITG Development Fund”
was launched at the end of 2008. This appeal is to
help raise the necessary funds to help secure the future
of the ITG’s collection of preserved diesel locomotives.
Due to the requirement by
Iarnród Éireann for more space within its main workshops
at Inchicore Works, Dublin, the ITG had to remove all of
its rolling stock previously situated at Inchicore Works
to two new homes at the end of November 2009. 001 (A)
class locomotive A39 moved to the Downpatrick & Co. Down
Railway, Downpatrick, Co. Down, whilst 001 (A) class
locomotive A3R, 121 (B) class locomotive 124, 181 (B)
class locomotive 190 and 201 (C) class locomotive C231
all moved to the West Clare Railway, Moyasta, Co. Clare,
for display at a proposed new museum that is due to be
constructed at the site soon.
Further details of this
vitally important appeal are given
here.
141/181 (B) CLASS LOCOMOTIVE
FUND
The Irish Traction Group
is currently running a fund-raising appeal to help raise
the necessary finance to purchase a representative from
each of these two classes for preservation. Whilst the
Group has now been successful in purchasing 181 (B)
class locomotive 190 for preservation, there is still
currently a shortfall in the 141/181 Fund of
approximately € 8,000 at the beginning of December 2009
that is urgently needed to help secure a representative
of the 141 (B) class locomotives. Iarnród Éireann have
already agreed to make 141 (B) class locomotive 146
available to the Irish Traction Group for preservation
when it is eventually withdrawn from service in early
2010.
Further details of this
vitally important appeal is given
here.
Website Photographs
The Irish Traction Group
is always looking for photographs of Irish diesel
locomotives and other associated rolling stock for
display on our website. If you have any photographs that
you would like to submit for possible inclusion on the
website. There are two areas where we are looking for
photos, the withdrawn locos section and the Railtour
Archive. If you can help please e-mail your photos to:

Scans of photographs and
slides are also acceptable. Please note there is an
email size limit of 2Mb per email. If the total size is
greater than this you will need to split the photos
across a number of emails. Pictures will be accredited
and remain the copyright of the photographer. If you
would like to use any of the images on this website,
please e-mail the address shown above, and we will put
you in contact with the original photographer.
Please feel free to
explore our website.
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