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GS&WR McDonnell 2-4-0
built by Inchicore Works· from 1868· Irish 1860s passenger locomotive types
what is it?
The GS&WR McDonnell 2-4-0 types were a set of passenger locomotive classes introduced on the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) of Ireland by its locomotive engineer Alexander McDonnell between about 1868 and 1877.
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 158 years ago, in 1868.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1868–1876
- status
- retired
- number built
- 32
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- Inchicore
- designer
- Alexander McDonnell
- operators
- GS&WR
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q104875522, Wikipedia: GS&WR McDonnell 2-4-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.