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SLNCR Lough class
Northern Ireland ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1949· class of 2 two-cylinder 0-6-4T locomotives
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what is it?
The SLNCR Lough Class was a class of 0-6-4T steam tank locomotives of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR).
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 77 years ago, in 1949.
- Served for 20 years (1949–1969).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1949
- in service from
- 1949
- retired
- 1969
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Northern Ireland
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, Ulster Transport Authority, NI Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-4T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7390971, Wikipedia: SLNCR Lough class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.