#0351
GS&WR 0-6-4T
Irish Free State ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1876· Irish rail locomotive type
what is it?
The (GS&WR) 0-6-4T were a set of 6 locomotives of two variants of the 0-6-4T arrangement designed by Alexander McDonnell. When introduced in 1876 it was the first use of a 0-6-4 configuration in the British Isles. The final four locomotives were to be designated GS&WR Class 203.
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 150 years ago, in 1876.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1876–1880
- retired
- 1940
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- Alexander McDonnell
- operators
- Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-4T
- weight
- 51.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q65059699, Wikipedia: GS&WR 0-6-4T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.