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GS&WR Class 90
Northern Ireland ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1875· class of 3 Irish 0-6-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. No. 90, Downpatrick: FNO1· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Great Southern and Western Railway Class 90 is a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. They were one of the smallest steam locomotives to be inherited by the CIÉ on its formation.
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 151 years ago, in 1875.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 85 years (1875–1960).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1875–1891
- in service from
- 1875
- retired
- 1960
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Northern Ireland
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- operators
- Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 23.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514520, Wikipedia: GS&WR Class 90 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.