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GS&WR Class 47
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1879· class of 20 Irish 0-4-4T locomotives
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what is it?
The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 47 consisted of twenty 0-4-4BT locomotives designed by Alexander McDonnell and introduced from 1883. They were intended for branch lines around Cork and for Dublin—Kildare and Dublin-Kilkenny services. Class 47 was preceded by four members of class 28 introduced from about 1879, these having a slightly longer wheelbase.
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 147 years ago, in 1879.
- 10.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 62 years (1883–1945).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1879–1887
- in service from
- 1883
- retired
- 1945
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 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
- 0-4-4
- length
- 10.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612196, Wikipedia: GS&WR Class 47 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.