GS&WR Class 21

what is it?

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 21 (Or perhaps more simply engine numbers 21 to 40) consisted of half of the initial order of 40 passenger locomotives ordered for the GS&WR and which entered service between approximately 1845 and 1847. A number were later rebuilt to 2-4-0 locomotives for goods work. Engine No.

who runs it

base stats

• built 20made 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 181 years ago, in 1845.
• ⌛Served for 31 years (1845–1876).

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

spec sheet

built

1845

in service from

1845

retired

1876

status

retired

number built

20

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Bury, Curtis and Kennedy

operators

Great Southern and Western Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

2-2-2

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