Date: 30/04/2012

It is the end of the line for a series of Northern Ireland trains. The old 450s have had their day. For railway lovers, it means goodbye to the old-fashioned 'thump thump' engine and the clickety clack of a train running along a track.

External links

Northern Ireland's farewell to old trains

BBC News

It is the end of the line for a series of old NIR 450 class trains.

Related images

A class 450 DMU no 456 calls at Belfast Yorkgate in 1993, one year after the opening of the new NIR station.
Location: Yorkgate
Company: Cross Harbour Rail Link (Northern Ireland Railways)
//1993 Bill Roberton

453 emerging from the shed at Belfast York Road in 1988.
Location: Belfast York Road
Company: Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
//1988 Bill Roberton