GNRI Class Q

what is it?

The GNR(I) Q Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR) were mainly used on cross-border mixed traffic duties between Dublin and Belfast, as well as the "Derry Road" between Portadown and Derry. It was designed for the GNR under the auspices of Charles Clifford and built by Neilson, Reid & Company, North British Locomotive Company and Beyer, Peacock & Company. The Q Class is slightly smaller than the GNR class S 4-4-0 but powerful enough to haul a rake of eight or more carriages.

who runs it

GNGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)UTUlster Transport AuthorityCóras Iompair Éireann

base stats

• weight 49.8 tin working order
• built 13made 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 127 years ago, in 1899.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 64 years (1899–1963).

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

spec sheet

built

1899–1904

in service from

1899

retired

1963

status

preserved

number built

13

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Northern Ireland

builders

Neilson and Company, North British Locomotive Company, Beyer, Peacock and Company

designer

Charles Clifford

operators

Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Ulster Transport Authority, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

weight

49.8 t

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