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MGWR Classes C and Cs
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Broadstone Works· from 1909· classes of 9 Irish 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) C Class was a class of 4-4-0 locomotives designed and built at Broadstone by Edward Cusack between 1909 and 1915 using parts obtained from Kitson and Company. They replaced the earlier 7-12 class. The class survived through the Great Southern Railways (GSR) era from 1925-1944 and were withdrawn in the 1950s under Córas Iompair Éireann.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 50 years (1909–1959).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1915
- in service from
- 1909
- retired
- 1959
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- 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
- weight
- 74 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q24088473, Wikipedia: MGWR Classes C and Cs (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.