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BNCR Class S
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1892· class of 6 two-cylinder compound 2-4-2T locomotives
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- 1. 110 train which has stopped on tracks (13714893334): Public Record Office of Northern Ireland· No restrictions
what is it?
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR) Class S was a class of 2-4-2T two-cylinder compound steam locomotives that was introduced for service on the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railways of County Antrim in north-east Ireland.
who runs it
base stats
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 134 years ago, in 1892.
- Served for 62 years (1892–1954).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1892–1920
- in service from
- 1892
- retired
- 1954
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company, Northern Counties Committee
- designer
- S. Rendall
- operators
- Northern Counties Committee, Ulster Transport Authority, Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2
- length
- 8.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4836120, Wikipedia: BNCR Class S (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.