BY 1975 ONLY 2 UNITS SURVIVED IN OPERATION (2616 & 2651) THE REMAINDER BEING CONVERTED TO DE-ENGINED PUSH-PULL VEHICLES. 2616 & 2651 WERE NOT CONVERTED AND SCRAPPED AT MULLINGAR IN LATE 1975. SEEN AT A NOW MUCH CHANGED HOWTH STATION THE SET IS ABOUT TO DEPART WITH A PASSENGER SERVICE TO DUBLIN.