D&KR Burgoyne Class

what is it?

Burgoyne was the class lead for a set of four locomotives, built by the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR). It was built in their own Grand Canal Street works from 1845.

who runs it

base stats

• built 4made 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 42 years (1845–1887).

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

1887

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Grand Canal Street

designer

James Rawlins

operators

Dublin and Kingstown Railway, Dublin and South Eastern Railway

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

2-2-2WT

nicknames

Quakers

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