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GS&WR Class 301
Irish Free State ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1900· express passenger locomotive of Ireland
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CIÉ 301 withdrawn at Amiens Street 1962 - H. C. Casserley 20238 crop: Henry Cyril Casserley· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Classes 301. 305, 309 and 321 consisted of 26 4-4-0 tender locomotives designed by Robert Coey for passenger work and built between 1900 and 1907.
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- Served for 60 years (1900–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1907
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- Robert Coey
- operators
- Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 8.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60785343, Wikipedia: GS&WR Class 301 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.