TDLR 7 and 8

what is it?

Tralee and Dingle Light Railway 7 and 8 were two 2-6-0T locomotives manufactured by Kerr, Stuart and Company in 1902 and 1903 for the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway. Around the turn of the 20th century the Tralee and Dingle Railway saw an increase in its traffic. On this railway cattle were far more important than passengers so the directors began looking for extra motive power.

who runs it

TATralee and Dingle Light RailwayGSGreat Southern RailwaysCóras Iompair Éireann

base stats

• weight 31.5 tin working order
• 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 124 years ago, in 1902.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 57 years (1902–1959).

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

spec sheet

built

1902–1903

in service from

1902

retired

1959

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇮🇪 Ireland

builders

Kerr, Stuart and Company

operators

Tralee and Dingle Light Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

weight

31.5 t

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