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GSR Class 850
Irish Free State ·built by Inchicore Works· from 1928· class of 1 Irish 2-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 850 consisted of a single 2-6-2T tank locomotive built by Inchicore railway works in 1927, the sole example carrying the same number as the class. It was the first locomotive designed and built by the GSR since it was formed.
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 98 years ago, in 1928.
- 11.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 27 years (1928–1955).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1928
- in service from
- 1928
- retired
- 1955
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Inchicore Works
- designer
- J. R. Bazin
- operators
- Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2T
- length
- 11.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612207, Wikipedia: GSR Class 850 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.