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GSR Class 670
Irish Free State ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1933· class of 5 Irish 0-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 670 consisted of five 0-6-2T tank locomotives built by Inchicore railway works in 1933 for suburban services south of Dublin to Bray and Greystones.
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
- 10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 29 years (1933–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1933–1934
- in service from
- 1933
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- A. W. Harty
- operators
- Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
- length
- 10.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612203, Wikipedia: GSR Class 670 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.