Irish Rail 230 'Abhainn na Bandan / River Bandon' at Dublin Connolly Station in happier times on October 4, 2010. Picture by Thierry Mazoyer.
On June 6, 2013, Irish Rail 230 suffered severe fire damage and the locomotive has been sidelined ever since. However, there have been some indications that Irish Rail is to repair the locomotive using parts from stored class member 211.