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NCC Class W
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by London, Midland and Scottish Railway· from 1933· NCC Class W 2-6-0 mogul locomotive
what is it?
The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) Class W was a class of locomotives introduced in 1933 and allocated to express passenger duties from York Road, Belfast.
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1933
- retired
- 1965
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- designer
- H. P. Stewart
- operators
- Northern Counties Committee, Ulster Transport Authority
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q65051818, Wikipedia: NCC Class W (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.