plant in Puttalam province, Sri Lanka, while DH 1, stripped for parts during the rebuilding of the other two, remains stored at Merthyr Tydfil. After several years of operation, DH 3 has also been stripped for parts in Sri Lanka for the upkeep of DH 2. Location The ITG are based in the former Carrick-on-Suir goods shed in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. In addition to the Carrick on Suir goods shed, which serves as the group's main restoration base, some of its locos are located at Moyasta Junction on the preserved West Clare Railway, Co. Clare. Locomotives A39R, 146, 190, C231, G611 & G617 are on loan to the Downpatrick & County Down Railway, where they are used to haul regular heritage services. Restoration At present, the ITG have four locomotives at their Carrick-on-Suir site, mainline locomotives 226 and B103, and shunting locomotives G616 and G601. Present work is focused on restoring 226, while B103 and G601 are stored outside under protective steel covers. G616 is currently stored inside the shed in a partially dismantled state, the results of an overhaul started in 1993 but stopped in 1996 due to a lack of volunteers to continue work on the locomotive. Work resumed on this locomotive in early 2012. The engine was started for the first time in some 26 years on Saturday 29 September 2012. At present four locomotives, A3R, 124, 152 and 190 are located in Moyasta. C231 was previously stored at Moyasta but has been moved to Downpatrick and County Down Railway; it has been restored to running order. Locomotive 152 was undergoing repairs to its brake valves and cabs when it was sold to the ITG in 2010, and could be brought back to operating condition in the future if required. The other locomotives are all cosmetically in good order, but have all been in storage for long periods of time. See also List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland Diesel locomotives of Ireland Railway Preservation Society of Ireland References Further reading External links Irish Traction Group home page Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland Carrick-on-Suir