MGWR Class A

what is it?

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) A Class, later Inchicore Class D5, consisted of 6 4-4-0 express passenger locomotives built at Broadstone Works in the period 1902-1905. The largest express passenger locomotive in Ireland for a short while after introduction they were used on the MGWR's flagship services to Galway with most surviving until the 1950s albeit on less prestigious work.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 51.8 tin working order
• built 6made in total

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 124 years ago, in 1902.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏9.5 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 57 years (1902–1959).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1902–1905

in service from

1902

retired

1959

status

retired

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇮🇪 Ireland

builders

Broadstone Works

designer

Edward Cusack

operators

Midland Great Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

length

9.5 m

weight

51.8 t

nicknames

Celtic

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.