#1733
GNRI Class U
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1915· class of 10 two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The GNR(I) class U was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Great Northern Railway (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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Served for 50 years (1915–1965).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1915–1947
- in service from
- 1915
- retired
- 1965
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- George Glover
- operators
- Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Ulster Transport Authority, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5513992, Wikipedia: GNRI Class U (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.