GSR Class 495

what is it?

The Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 495 consisted of a single 0-4-0ST built by Peckett and Sons and originally supplied to Allman & Co., Distillers of Bandon, County Cork in 1920. It was purchased in 1930 by the GSR for use on Victoria Quays section of the Cork City Railways where it had the ability to negotiate tight curves and was the only locomotive permitted to work the sharp curves to Anderson's Quay. From the mid 1930s it appears to have been used only intermittently and was withdrawn in 1949.

who runs it

GSGreat Southern RailwaysCóras Iompair ÉireannBDBandon Distillery

base stats

• built 1made 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 106 years ago, in 1920.
• ⌛Served for 29 years (1920–1949).

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

spec sheet

built

1920

in service from

1920

retired

1949

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Peckett and Sons

operators

Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann, Bandon Distillery

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-0ST

length

5.8 m

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