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MGWR Class W
🇮🇪 Ireland ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1897· class of 6 Irish 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Great Southern Railways (GSR) 222/234 Classes 0-6-0 originated from 2 batches of 3 locomotives built for the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WLWR) by Kitson with a contract payment dispute resulting in the final two members going to Midland Great Western Railway becoming MGWR Class W.
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 129 years ago, in 1897.
- Served for 54 years (1897–1951).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1897–1901
- in service from
- 1897
- retired
- 1951
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- builders
- Kitson and Company
- designer
- John G. Robinson
- operators
- Midland Great Western Railway, Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway, Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42681328, Wikipedia: MGWR Class W (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.