Investigation after crack found in Irish Rail high-speed locomotive

The crack was found in one of Irish Rail’s 201 Class Locomotives. Picture: Wikipedia Milepost98

A major disaster on the Cork to Dublin line was averted after a train driver spotted a crack in the chassis of one of the network’s high-speed locomotives.

The crack was found in one of Irish Rail’s 23 201 Class Locomotives, which have been in operation since 1994.