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MGWR Class 7–12
Irish Free State ·built by Broadstone Works· from 1889· class of 6 Irish 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The MGWR Class 7–12 were a set of six 2-4-0 locomotives introduced in 1889/90 by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) of Ireland replacing the MGWR Class 18 with the same names and numbers. They were withdrawn from 1909 to 1922 with none surviving into service with Great Southern Railways (GSR). Their construction included iron frame plates, steel standard goods boilers, automatic brakes and a redesigned motion incorporating four slidebars.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Served for 33 years (1889–1922).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889–1890
- in service from
- 1889
- retired
- 1922
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Broadstone Works
- designer
- Martin Atock
- operators
- Midland Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42709276, Wikipedia: MGWR Class 7–12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.