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DWWR 4

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1897· class of 2 Irish 0-6-2T locomotives

what is it?

Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 4 and 5 were a pair of 0-6-2T tank locomotives purchased from Kitson & Co. in 1897 and rebuilt as 0-6-0 tender Locomotives in 1908 due to a tendency to derail. Renumbered by Great Southern Railways to 448 and 449 they survived until 1940 and 1950 respectively.

who runs it

Dublin and South Eastern Railway Great Southern Railways Córas Iompair Éireann Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway

base stats

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 129 years ago, in 1897.
10.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1897
retired: 1950
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Kitson and Company
designer: Grierson
operators: Dublin and South Eastern Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann, Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-2T
length: 10.1 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q62233394, Wikipedia: DWWR 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.