IARNROD EIREANN / IRISH RAIL

■ SPERRY TRAIN: GM No. 072 worked test trips with the Sperry train between Portlaoise PW yard and Portarlington during the period March 3-5. The three-vehicle consist was: ‘BR’ van No. 3187, a wagon carrying the Sperry container, plus another wagon loaded with a tank, and a spoil container. No. 3187 and the extra wagon were used to provide