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GS&WR Class 101
Northern Ireland ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1866· class of 119 Irish 0-6-0 locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 186 Shunting: FNO1· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. GS&WR No 186 in Preservation: Guinness040ST at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The GS&WR Class 101, classified as Class 101 or Class J15 by the Great Southern Railways, was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for working goods traffic although they did, and were quite capable of, working branch and secondary passenger trains.
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 160 years ago, in 1866.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 97 years (1866–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1866–1903
- in service from
- 1866
- retired
- 1963
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 119
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Northern Ireland
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company, Inchicore Works
- designer
- Alexander McDonnell
- operators
- Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 37.6 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514516, Wikipedia: GS&WR Class 101 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.