what is it?
The GNRI BUT Class was a fleet of diesel-powered railcars operated by the Great Northern Railway Board and its successors between 1957 and 1980. They were an evolution of the earlier AEC railcars, which had entered service in 1951. Two variations existed, those were the 700 and 900 Classes.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 19.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 23 years (1957–1980).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1980
- status
- retired
- number built
- 24
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- British United Traction, Park Royal Vehicles
- operators
- Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Ulster Transport Authority, NI Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- 137 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 1A′A1′
- formation
- 3–8 cars (maximum 4 power cars)
- length
- 19.8 m
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q30680397, Wikipedia: GNRI BUT Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.