EX IRISH RAIL
Mk2 STANDARD OPEN 303
![303 Mk2 Standard Open](https://steamtrainsireland.com/storage/rpsi-collection/1140x0/20130317_303_dsc04819.jpg)
Builder | BREL, 1972 |
Withdrawn | Irish Rail, 2008 |
Companies | CIÉ, Irish Rail (5203), RPSI (303) |
Preservation Career | 2008 to present |
Current Location | Whitehead |
Current Status | In traffic |
This former Irish Rail Mk2d coach arrived at Whitehead in 2008 having narrowly escaped scrapping.
It is a vacuum-braked, air-conditioned standard open delivered to CIE in 1972 as part of the 'Super Train' fleet.
Like the rest of the ex CIÉ Mk2 fleet, 303 has a small brake compartment at one end.