#1938
DSER 15 and 16
Northern Ireland ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1922· class of 2 Irish 2-6-0 locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 461, Bangor: FNO1· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 461 at MacDonagh station, Kilkenny on the "Marble City" railtour.: Thedarkb· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Dublin and South Eastern Railway 15 and 16 were a pair of 2-6-0 steam locomotives which were built for the heavy goods (freight) traffic on the Dublin to Wexford main line of the Dublin and South Eastern Railway (DSER). The two locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their Gorton Foundry in Manchester. In 1925, the DSER was absorbed into the Great Southern Railways and the two locomotives were renumbered 461 and 462, and placed in Class 461 or Class K2.
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 104 years ago, in 1922.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 42 years (1923–1965).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1922
- in service from
- 1923
- retired
- 1965
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Northern Ireland
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- G. H. Wild
- operators
- Dublin and South Eastern Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0
- weight
- 50.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5206131, Wikipedia: DSER 15 and 16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.