GS&WR Class 900

what is it?

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 900 consisted of a pair of 4-8-0T locomotives designed by E.A. Watson and introduced in 1915 and 1924 as a heavy shunter and banker for use on the relatively severe gradient from Kingsbridge to Clondalkin.

who runs it

base stats

• built 2made in total

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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 📏11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 16 years (1915–1931).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1915–1924

in service from

1915

retired

1931

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Irish Free State

builders

Inchicore Works

designer

E.A. Watson

operators

Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-0T

length

11.3 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.