| Present Location |
Inchicore |
| County Location |
Co. Dublin |
| Designed For |
GNRI |
| Build Location |
Dundalk |
| Type |
DTBS |
| First Number |
9 |
| Later Numbers |
586 1949 |
| Present Number |
1949 |
| Gauge |
5ft 3in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Original Underframe |
Yes |
| Original Bogies |
Yes |
| Additional Notes |
72 seats. Toilet. Brake. Built for Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and now the only surviving vehicle of its successor, Great Northern Railway Board. Built as railcar driving trailer (often used as a normal loco-hauled coach - brake second). Renumbered 586 by Ulster Transport Authority; and 1949 at insistence of Iarnród Éireann (IE) - 19xx is the GSR series for brake secoonds. Moved from Whitehead to Inchicore early 2005. |
| Owner |
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland |
| External Structural Condition |
Good |
| Internal Structural Condition |
Good |
| Underframe Condition |
Good |
| External Condition |
Satisfactory |
| Internal Finish |
Good |
| Degree of External Originality |
As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
| Degree of Internal Originality |
As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
| Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality |
As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
| Degree of External Authenticity |
Good |
| Degree of Internal Authenticity |
Good |
| Degree of Underframe Authenticity |
Good |
| Rarity |
Unique |
| Importance |
Very Important |
| Storage |
Secure Building |
| Operational |
Yes |
| Date Inspected |
01/02/2000 |
| Inspected By |
Mark Kennedy |
| Date of Image |
10/05/1999 |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
30/01/2026 |
