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MGWR Class P
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Broadstone Works· from 1880· class of 5 Irish 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Class P were an 0-6-0T tank locomotive designed by Martin Atock introduced in 1881 designed for shunting and banking round North Wall freight yard. After 1925 they became Great Southern Railways (GSR) class 614 / Inchicore class J10.
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 146 years ago, in 1880.
- Served for 79 years (1880–1959).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1880–1890
- in service from
- 1880
- retired
- 1959
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Broadstone Works
- designer
- Martin Atock
- operators
- Midland Great Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- nicknames
- Heavy Tanks
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42682052, Wikipedia: MGWR Class P (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.