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MGWR Class E
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1891· class of 12 Irish 0-6-0T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Athboy Railway Station, Co. Meath: National Library of Ireland on The Commons· Public domain
what is it?
The MGWR class E was a small 0-6-0T steam locomotive class designed in 1891 by Martin Atock, the then locomotive superintendent of the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) and twelve engines were built. After the MGWR was merged into Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1925 they were designated Class 551 or J26. They were also known as the Irish Terrier class.
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
- Served for 72 years (1891–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891
- in service from
- 1891
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- Martin Atock
- operators
- Midland Great Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- nicknames
- Irish Terrier
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6715788, Wikipedia: MGWR Class E (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.