MGWR Classes F, Fa, and Fb

what is it?

The MGWR Classes F, Fa and Fb are a group of similar classes of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland which were designed and built between 1921 and 1924. The locomotives could be used to handle goods and also for passenger traffic.

who runs it

MGMidland Great Western RailwayGSGreat Southern RailwaysCóras Iompair Éireann

base stats

• weight 49.8 tin working order
• built 23made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 105 years ago, in 1921.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 42 years (1921–1963).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1921–1924

in service from

1921

retired

1963

status

retired

number built

23

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇮🇪 Ireland

builders

Armstrong Whitworth, Broadstone Works

designer

Walter H. Morton

operators

Midland Great Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

weight

49.8 t

nicknames

Cattle Engines

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.