#0164
DWWR 24
Irish Free State ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1864· Irish Rail locomotive
what is it?
Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 24 was the lead engine of a class of five 2-4-0 tender locomotives built in two batches in 1864 and 1873.
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 162 years ago, in 1864.
- Served for 64 years (1864–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1864–1873
- in service from
- 1864
- retired
- 1928
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Irish Free State
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- Meikle/John Wakefield
- operators
- Dublin and South Eastern Railway, Great Southern Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- length
- 8.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q65080617, Wikipedia: DWWR 24 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.