THE CIE MK.3'S WERE BUILT BY BREL DERBY IN 1980-89 BUT WITHDRAWN IN 2009 AFTER A SHORT SERVICE LIFE. THEY WERE THEN REFURBISHED BY ASSENTA RAIL FOR THE NOW DEFUNCT BELMOND GRAND HIBERNIAN LUXURY TRAIN LAUNCHED IN 2016 BUT WHICH CEASED OPERATIONS IN 2020 (BECAUSE OF COVID).
