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GSR Class 700
Irish Free State ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1929· class of 5 Irish 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 700 consisted of five 0-6-0 locomotives built by Inchicore railway works in 1929 and were the last locomotives designed by J. R. Bazin. The Class 710 consisted of ten 0-6-0 locomotives built by Inchicore railway works in 1934.
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 97 years ago, in 1929.
- Served for 34 years (1929–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1929–1935
- in service from
- 1929
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- J. R. Bazin (700), A. W. Harty (710)
- operators
- Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 7.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612204, Wikipedia: GSR Class 700 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.