what is it?
The GS&WR Class 2 was a lightweight 4-4-0 steam locomotive used by the Great Southern and Western Railway in Ireland in the late 19th and in the first half of the 20th century. They were the first locomotives of type 4-4-0 in Ireland. Many Irish branch lines, some very long, were lightly laid and needed special locomotives to work the trains.
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 149 years ago, in 1877.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 76 years (1877–1953).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1877–1880
- in service from
- 1877
- retired
- 1953
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- Alexander McDonnell
- operators
- Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 34.5 t
- nicknames
- Kerry Bogies
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514518, Wikipedia: GS&WR Class 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.