#1388
GNRI Class RT
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1908· class of 4 Irish 0-6-4T locomotives
what is it?
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Class RT were set of set of four 0-6-4T tank locomotives designed by Charles Clifford. The success of the first two in 1908 led to the order for two more in 1911. They were used for shunting and transfer work around the docks and railways of Belfast.
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 118 years ago, in 1908.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 55 years (1908–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1908–1911
- in service from
- 1908
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- C. Clifford
- operators
- Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Ulster Transport Authority
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-4T
- weight
- 56.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60785976, Wikipedia: GNRI Class RT (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.