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MGWR Class 9
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Thomas Grendon and Company· from 1855· class of 4 Irish 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Class 9 consisted of four engines built by Thomas Grendon and Company of Drogheda in the period 1855-1856. The MGWR Class 9 was the first 0-6-0 type on the MGWR. It has 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) driving wheels. They were ordered by Edward Wilson during his short tenure as Locomotive Superintendent from 1853.
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 171 years ago, in 1855.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 26 years (1855–1881).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1855–1856
- in service from
- 1855
- retired
- 1881
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Thomas Grendon and Company
- operators
- Midland Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 20 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42851140, Wikipedia: MGWR Class 9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.