Steam locomotives of Ireland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A wide variety of steam locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

s have been used on Ireland's railways. This page lists all those that have been used in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Irish railways generally followed British practice in locomotive design.

The list that follows is roughly geographic (north to south) order.

Northern Ireland

The Ulster Transport Authority

Ulster Transport Authority

The Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.-Formation and consolidation:The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway...

, which controlled the railways in Northern Ireland between 1948 and 1966, replaced steam haulage on passenger trains with diesel multiple unit

Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...

s, but had only two diesel shunting locomotives, which meant a continued role for steam on freight work. Twenty-three locomotives passed to Northern Ireland Railways

Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...

in 1967, but most were not used again and all had been withdrawn by 1970.

Belfast and County Down Railway

Class 1
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 8
Class 9
Class 14
Class 22
Class 26
Class 29

Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (1848–1903) & Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)

The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland. It had its origins in the Belfast and Ballymena Railway that opened to traffic on 11 April 1848. The Northern Counties Committee

Northern Counties Committee

The Northern Counties Committee was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland. It was built to Irish gauge but later acquired a number of narrow gauge lines...

came into existence on 1 July 1903 as the result of the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

taking over the BNCR. At the 1923 Grouping

Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...

the Committee became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS); with the nationalisation of the railways in Britain in 1948 the line passed to the British Transport Commission

British Transport Commission

The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...

and in the following year, 1949, it was sold to the Ulster Transport Authority

Ulster Transport Authority

(UTA).

Belfast and Ballymena Railway (1848–1860) and other constituents

The early locomotives of the constituent companies were to assorted designs from a number of manufacturers. The first locomotives for the Belfast and Ballymena Railway were purchased from Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy

Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy

Bury, Curtis and Kennedy was a steam locomotive manufacturer in Liverpool, England.Edward Bury set up his works in 1826, under the name of Edward Bury and Company. He employed James Kennedy, who had gained experience of locomotive production under Robert Stephenson and Mather, Dixon and Company,...

. These were four 2-2-2 singles and one 0-4-2 goods engine. Later, four more 2-2-2s were ordered but this time from Sharp Brothers. Fairbairn

William Fairbairn & Sons

William Fairbairn and Sons, was an engineering works in Manchester, England.-History:William Fairbairn opened an iron foundry in 1816 and was joined the following year by a Mr. Lillie, and the firm became known as Fairbairn and Lillie Engine Makers, producing iron steamboats.Their foundry and...

2-2-2s were to be found on the Ballymena Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway but this company also favoured Sharp locomotives which were double framed 2-4-0s.

Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (1860–1903)

The BNCR introduced class letters for its locomotive stock in 1897. The MR (NCC) and later the LMS (NCC) continued to use the system adding new classes as required.

Class A (13) 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

Heavy compound locomotives
Class B
BNCR Class B
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Class B was a class of 4-4-0 two-cylinder compound steam locomotives that was introduced for passenger service in the north-east of Ireland during the late 1890s.- History :...

(5) 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

Light compound locomotives
Class C 2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....

Light compound locomotives
Class D 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

Heavy compound locomotives
Class E 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...

Compound goods locomotives
Class F 2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....
Class G 2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....
Class H 2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....
Class I 2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....
Class J (4) 2-4-0ST
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....

locomotives
Class K 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class L 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class M
Class N
BNCR Class N
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Class N was a class of 0-4-0ST dock engines that worked on the Belfast Harbour Commissioners' lines in north-east Ireland. No.42 was the first of the class and was built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1874...

(2) 0-4-0ST
0-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
Class O Narrow gauge locomotives
Class P Narrow gauge locomotives
Class Q Narrow gauge locomotives
Class R Narrow gauge locomotive
Class S
BNCR Class S
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Class S was a class of 2-4-2T two-cylinder compound steam locomotives that was introduced for service on the 3ft narrow gauge railways of County Antrim in north-east Ireland.- History :...

(6) 2-4-2T
2-4-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...

narrow gauge compound locomotives

Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)

Class A1
NCC Class A1
The LMS Class A1 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotives were rebuilds of Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Class A two-cylinder compound locomotives...

(9) 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

locomotives
Class B1 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

Compounds
Class B2 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class B3
NCC Class B3
The LMS Class B3 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotives were rebuilds of Belfast and Northern Counties Railway two-cylinder compound locomotives...

(5) 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

locomotives
Class D1
Class E1 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...

Compound goods locomotives
Class F1
Class K1 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class L1 0-6-0
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class S1
NCC Class S1
The Northern Counties Committee Class S1 was a class of two-cylinder compound 2-4-2T steam locomotives that was introduced for service on the 3 ft narrow gauge railways of County Antrim in north-east Ireland...

(2) 2-4-2T
2-4-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...

narrow gauge compound locomotives: numbers 101–102 (renumbered 41–42)
Class S2
NCC Class S2
The Northern Counties Committee Class S2 was a solitary two-cylinder compound 2-4-4T steam locomotive that was introduced for service on the 3ft narrow gauge railways of County Antrim in north-east Ireland. It was heavily rebuilt from a BNCR Class S locomotive by the addition of a standard gauge...

(1) 2-4-4T
2-4-4
In Whyte notation, a 2-4-4 is a steam locomotive with two unpowered leading wheels followed by four powered driving wheels and four unpowered trailing wheels.-Equivalent classifications:Other equivalent classifications are:...

narrow gauge compound locomotive number 110
Class T Railmotor units
Class T Narrow gauge locomotives
Class U 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
Class U1
Class U2
NCC Class U2
The Northern Counties Committee Class U2 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotives consisted of 18 locomotives built for service in north-east Ireland. Ten of the engines were new builds supplied by the North British Locomotive Company or constructed at the NCC's York Road works...

(18) 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

locomotives: numbers 70–87
Class V
Class W
Class WT
NCC Class WT
The NCC Class WT is a class of 2-6-4T steam locomotives built by the Northern Counties Committee's parent company, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for service in Northern Ireland.-History:...

(20) 2-6-4T
2-6-4
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels...

locomotives: numbers 1–10, 50–57
Class X
NCC Class X
The Northern Counties Committee Class X was a solitary diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive built by Harland and Wolff for service in the NCC's yards and at Belfast docks...

(Diesel shunter)
Class Y
NCC Class Y
The LMS Northern Counties Committee Class Y was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives formed when two LMS Fowler Class 3F engines were regauged from standard gauge to the 5 ft 3 in Irish broad gauge in 1944 becoming NCC Nos.18 and 19.- History :During World War II, the NCC was very short of...

(2) 0-6-0T
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...

locomotives: numbers 18–19

County Donegal Railway

- (later County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
  County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
  The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee operated an extensive 3 foot gauge railway system serving county Donegal, Ireland,from 1906 until 1960...
  
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Class 4
Class 5
Class 5a

Great Northern Railway

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The Great Northern was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The Ulster Railway was the GNRI's oldest constituent, having opened between Belfast and...

straddled the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and so was not incorporated in either the CIE or UTA. However, mounting losses saw the network purchased jointly by the Irish and British governments on 1 September 1953. It was run as a joint board, independent of the CIE and UTA, until 30 September 1958 when it was dissolved and the remaining stock split equally between the two railways.

J.C. Park (1881–1895)

Class A
Class AL
Class P

Charles Clifford (1895–1912)

Class JT
Class PG
Class PP
Class Q
GNRI Class Q
The Q Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Great Northern Railway were mainly used on cross-border mixed traffic duties between Dublin and Belfast, as well as the "Derry Road" between and Derry. It was designed for the GNR under the auspices of Charles Clifford and built by Neilson Reid, North...
Class QG
Class QGTs
Class QGT2
Class QL
Class QLG
Class QNG
Class RT
Class S and S2
GNRI Class S
The Great Northern Railway class S was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive that the Great Northern Railway introduced in 1913 to haul Belfast – Dublin express passenger trains.A preserved example exists, No...
Class SG and SG2
GNRI Class SG
The Great Northern Railway SG and SG2 classes was one of the last designs of Charles Clifford. These locomotives were the first GNR designs to be fitted with Schmidt superheaters and piston valves, the SG class having a re-designed motion with rocker arms as well as the first to have wheels...

G.T. Glover (1912–1933)

Class SG3
Class T1
Class T2
GNRI Class T2
The Great Northern Railway T2 class was a class of 4-4-2 tank locomotives. The GNR had introduced the T1 class numbered 185–189 in 1913. They were designed for both suburban services and longer runs such as Dublin to Drogheda and Belfast to Armagh. They proved so successful that a further twenty...
Class U
GNRI Class U
The GNR class U was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Great Northern Railway Five were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1915, with an addition five built in 1947, making them the last inside-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotive be manufactured anywhere in the world-References:...

: Numbers 196-205
Class V
GNRI Class V
The Great Northern Railway V class steam locomotives were 3-cylinder compound locomotives of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement built in 1932 by Beyer, Peacock and Company.-Design:...

: Numbers: 83-87

G.B. Howden (1933–1939)

H.R. McIntosh (1939–1953)

Class UG: Numbers 78-82, 145-149
Class VS: Numbers 206-210

Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

Class 2
Class 5
Class 8
Class 10
Class 12
Class 15

Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway

Glencar Class
Leitrim Class
Lough Class
SLNCR Lough Class
The SLNCR Lough Class was a class of 0-6-4T steam tank locomotives of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway .-Development:By the end of Second World War the SLNCR's locomotive fleet was in poor condition, but neither the Great Northern nor Córas Iompair Éireann could spare any suitable...
Sir Henry Class

Irish Free State and Republic of Ireland

The railways wholly in the Irish Free State were merged into one private company — Great Southern Railways

Great Southern Railways

The Great Southern Railways Company was an Irish company that from 1925 until 1945 owned and operated all railways that lay wholly within the Irish Free State .-Formation:...

— in 1925. The GSR renumbered all the broad gauge locomotives in to one series with the former Great Southern and Western Railway locomotives retaining their old number. The GSR had two parallel classification systems – a numerical system which was the lowest number of a locomotive in that class, and an alpha-numrical which used a letter to indicate the wheel arrangement, and a number, with the lowest number given to the most powerful class with that wheel arrangement. The latter system was only used by Inchicore Works for accounting purposes, while the former was used by locomotive crews and the drawing office at Inchicore Works.

Letter	Wheel Arrangement	Letter	Wheel Arrangement	Letter	Wheel Arrangement
A	4-8-0	F	2-4-2 2-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...	K	2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul...
B	4-6-0 4-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...	G	2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....	L	0-4-2 0-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
C	4-4-2 4-4-2 (locomotive) Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...	H	0-6-4 0-6-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles....	M	0-4-0 0-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
D	4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...	I	0-6-2 0-6-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...	N	2-2-2 2-2-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle. The wheel arrangement both provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox...
E	0-4-4 0-4-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles...	J	0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...	P	2-6-2 2-6-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:...

Note that narrow gauge locomotive classes included the letter N after the prefix letter, letter C was also used for Bo-Bo

UIC classification

The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much...

diesels, and that letters B, C, D, F, J, and K were used for the same wheel arrangements by the London and North Eastern Railway

London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...

, while E and G changed places.

In 1945, the GSR became part of Córas Iompair Éireann

Córas Iompair Éireann

Córas Iompair Éireann , or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of the Irish state, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the...

(CIÉ), which was then nationalised. CIÉ settled on a policy of replacing steam with diesel locomotives, a process that was completed in 1962.

Midland Great Western Railway (1847–1924)

M. Atock (1872–1901)

MGWR Class D – GSR Class 530 or Class D16
MGWR Class E – GSR Class 551 or Class J26
MGWR Class H – GSR Class 619 or Class J6
MGWR Class K – GSR Class 650 or Class G2
MGWR Classes L and Lm – GSR Classes 573 and 594, Classes J18 and J19
MGWR Class Ln – GSR Class 563 or Class J16
MGWR Class P – GSR Class 614 or Class J10
MGWR Class W – GSR Class 234 or Class J17

E. Cusack (1901–1915)

MGWR Classes A, As and A1 – GSR class 545 or Class D5
MGWR Class B – GSR Class 646 or Class J2
MGWR Classes C and Cs – GSR Class 536 or Class D7
MGWR Classes C and C1 – GSR Class 540 or Class D6

W.H. Morton (1915–1924)

MGWR Classes F, Fa, and Fb – GSR Class 623 or Class J5

Great Southern and Western Railway (1845–1924)

Alexander McDonnell
Alexander McDonnell (engineer)
Alexander McDonnell was an Irish locomotive engineer and civil engineer. He was born in Dublin on 18 December 1829 and died in Holyhead on 14 December 1904. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with an Honours degree in Mathematics...

(1864–1883)

GS&WR Class 2 – GSR Class 2 or Class D19
GS&WR Class 21 – GSR Class 21 or Class G4
GS&WR Class 47 – GSR Class 47 or Class E3
GS&WR Class 90 – GSR Class 90 or Class J30
GS&WR Class 91 – GSR Class 91 or Class J29
GS&WR Class 92 – GSR Class 92 or Class H2
GS&WR Class 101 – GSR Class 101 or Class J15
GS&WR Class 203 – GSR Class 203 or Class H1
GS&WR Class 204 – GSR Class 204 or Class J12
GS&WR Class Sprite – GSR Class Sprite or Classes L4 and L5

J.A.F. Aspinall (1883–1886)

GS&WR Class 52 – GSR Class 52 or Class D17
GS&WR Class 60 – GSR Class 60 or Class D14

H.A. Ivatt (1886–1896)

GS&WR Class 33 – GSR Class 33 or Class F6
GS&WR Class 37 – GSR Class 37 or Class C7
GS&WR Class 201 – GSR Class 201 or Class J11
GS&WR Jumbo – GSR Class Jumbo or Class J13

R. Coey (1896–1911)

GS&WR Class 27 – GSR Class 27 or Class C4
GS&WR Class 211 – GSR Class 211 or Class J3
GS&WR Class 213 – GSR Class 213 or Class I1
GS&WR Class 301 – GSR Class 301 or Class D11
GS&WR Class 305 – GSR Class 305 or Class D12
GS&WR Class 309 – GSR Class 309 or Classes D3 and D10
GS&WR Class 321 – GSR Class 321 or Classes D2, D3, and D4
GS&WR Class 333 – GSR Class 333 or Classes D2, D3, D4, and D4a
GS&WR Class 341 – GSR Class 341 or Class D1
GS&WR Class 351 – GSR Class 351 or Class J9
GS&WR Class 355 – GSR Class 355 or Class K3
GS&WR Class 362 – GSR Class 362 or Class B3 – "Long Toms"
GS&WR Class 368 – GSR Class 368 or Class K4

R.E.L. Maunsell (1911–1913)

GS&WR Class 257 – GSR Class 257 or Class J4
GS&WR Sambo – GSR Class Sambo or Class L2

E.A. Watson (1913–1922)

GS&WR Class 900 – GSR Class 900 or Class A1
GS&WR Class 400 – GSR Class 400 or Classes B2 & B2a

J.R. Bazin (1922–1924)

GS&WR Class 500 – GSR Class 500 or Class B1

Waterford & Limerick Railway

The Waterford and Limerick Railway changed its name to Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway in 1896. It was acquired by the Great Southern and Western Railway in 1900; by which time all but one of its locomotive fleet had been designed by Robinson.

WLR 29 – GS&WR Class 228 – GSR Class 228 (0-4-0ST)

J.G. Robinson (1888–1900)

Year	Type	Nos.	GSWR Class	GSWR Nos.	GSR Class	Inchicore Class	Withdrawn	Notes
1888–93	0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...	WLR 5 to 7	224	224 to 226	—	—	1905–1909
1889–94	2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....	WLR 10, 22, 20, 23, 43, 44, 47, and 48	276	263, 275, 273, 276, 290 to 293	276	G3	1907–1959
1891	2-4-2T	WLR 13 and 14	266	226 and 227	267 491	F4 F5	1933–1935	226 sold to CMDR 6 in 1913; to GSR 491 in 1925
1892	0-4-2T	WLR 3	260	260	—	—	1912
1893	0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...	WLR 45, 46, 49, and 50	233	233 to 236	235	J22	1911–1951
1894	0-4-4T	WLR 15	268	268	—	—	1912
1895	0-4-4T	WLR 51 and 52	294	294 and 295	295	E2	1910–1954
1896–97	4-4-2T	WLWR 16 to 18, and 21	269	269 to 271, 274	269	C5	1949–1957
1896–97	4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...	WLWR 53 to 55	296	296 to 298	296	D15	1928–1949
1897	0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...	WLWR 56 to 58	237	237 to 239	222	J25	1934–1951
1899	0-4-4T	WLWR 27	279	279	279	E1	1953
1900	0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...	WLWR 2, 4, 11	222	222,	222	J25	1929–1950	4 and 11 sold before delivery to MGWR 141 and 142

Dublin and South Eastern Railway (1854–1924)

J. Wakefield (1865–1882)

DSER 24, 25, 32, and 33 – GSR Class 422 or Class G7

W. Wakefield (1882–1894)

DSER 52 to 54 – GSR Class 458 or Class C3
DSER 3, 10, 11, 28, 45, 46 – GSR Class 428 or Class F2
DSER 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 28, 44 to 47, and 49 – GSR Class 423 or Class G1
DSER 50 and 51 – GSR Class 447 or Class J7
DSER 42 to 44 – No GSR class

T. Grierson (1894–1897)

DSER 55 to 58 – GSR Class 450 or Class D9

R. Cronin (1897–1917)

DSER 20, 34, and 35 – GSR Class 455 or Class C2
DSER 65 and 66 – GSR Class 454 or Class D8
DSER 8, 12, 27, 29, 30, 40 – GSR Class 434 or Class F1
DSER 4 and 5 – GSR Class 448 or Class J1
DSER 13, 14, 18, 65, and 66 – GSR Class 442 or Class J8
DSER 17 – GSR Class 440 or Class J20
DSER 18 – GSR Class 441 or Class J14
DSER 69 and 70 – GSR Class Imp or Class M1, later Class M2

G.H. Wild (1917–1924)

DSER 15 and 16 – GSR Class 461 or Class K2

Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (to 1924)

CBSCR 2–4–0T – GSR Class 482 or Class G6
CBSCR 4–4–0T – most rebuilt as 4–4–2T – GSR Class 479 or Class C6
CBSCR 0-6-0ST – GSR Classes 472, 474 and 475 or Classes J24, J23 and J21
CBSCR Bandon Tank
CBSCR Bandon Tank
The CBSCR Bandon Tanks, were a class of 4-6-0T locomotives, and were the best known of the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway locomotives....

– GSR Class 463 or Class B4

Waterford and Tramore Railway

WTR Nos. 1 and 2 – GSR Class 483 or N1
WTR No. 3 – GSR Class 485 or L3
WTR No. 4 – GSR Class 486 or L1

Cork and Macroom Direct Railway

CMDR Nos. 2–4 – GSR Class 487 or G5
CMDR No. 5 – GSR Class 490 or I2
CMDR No. 6 – GSR Class 491 or F5

Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Light Railway

TCLR Argadeen – GSR Class K5
TCLR St. Molaga – GSR Class L6

Cavan and Leitrim Railway (to 1924)

CLR 1 to 8 — GSR Class 1L or Class DN2
CLR 9 – GSR Class 9L or HN1

Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (to 1924)

CBPR 1 to 3 – Broad gauge 2-2-2WT
CBPR 4 to 7 – GSR Class 4P or Class FN1, later Class 10L

Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (to 1924)

CMLR 1 to 3 – GSR Class 1K or Class DN6
CMLR 4 and 5 – GSR Class 5K or Class EN1, later Class 6S
CMLR 7 – GSR Class 7K or DN3
CMLR 8 – GSR Class 8K or DN7

Schull and Skibbereen Railway (to 1924)

SSLR 1 to 3 – GSR Class 2S or Class MN1
SSLR 4 – GSR Class 4S or Class DN5
SSLR 1 and 3 – GSR Class 1S or Class DN4

Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (to 1924)

TDLR 1 to 3, 6, and 8 – GSR Class 1T or Class KN2
TDLR 5 – GSR Class 5T or Class PN2
TDLR 7 and 8 – GSR Class 4T or Class KN1

West Clare Railway (to 1924)

WCR 5 to 7 – GSR Class 5C or Class IN1
WCR 2, 4, 8, and 9 – GSR Class 2C or Class PN1
WCR 10 – GSR Class 10C or Class BN1
WCR 11 – GSR Class 11C or Class BN2
WCR 1 – GSR Class 1C or Class BN3
WCR 3 and 7 – GSR Class 3C or Class BN4

Great Southern Railway (1925–1944) and Córas Iompair Éireann (from 1945)

J.R. Bazin (1925–1929)

GSR Class 372 – also Class K1: Numbers 372–391 (R.E.L. Maunsell, imported in 1924)
GSR Class 280 – also Class M1 (previous Class M1 became Class M2): numbers 280–281
GSR Class 700 – also Class J15a: Numbers 700–704
GSR Class 850 – also Class P1: Number 850

W.H. Morton (1929–1932)

GSR Class 393 – also Class K1a: Numbers 393–398 (R.E.L. Maunsell, imported in 1924)
GSR Class 495 – also Class M3: Number 495

A.W. Harty (1932–1937)

GSR Class 670 – also Class I3: Numbers 670–674
GSR Class 710 – also Class J15b: Numbers 710–719

Edgar Craven Bredin
Edgar Craven Bredin
Edgar Craven Bredin was an Irish mechanical and locomotive engineer and later a railway manager.Bredin was born in Canterbury on 16 April 1886 and educated at Mountjoy School in Dublin....

(1937–1942)

GSR Class 800 – also Class B1a: Numbers 800–802

M.J. Ginnetty (1942–1944)

C.F. Tyndall (1944–1951)

CIÉ Class C2a
CIE 113 Class
The Córas Iompair Éireann 113 class locomotives were the first mainline diesel locomotives used in Ireland, being built in January 1950 and October 1951 by CIÉ at their Inchicore Works. They were fitted with Sulzer 6LDA28 engines of 915hp , with four Metropolitan-Vickers MV157 traction motors...

: Numbers 1100–1101 (Mainline diesels)
CIÉ Class J1a
CIE 301 Class
The Córas Iompair Éireann 301 Class locomotives were the first diesel locomotives used on the CIÉ network, this class of 5 being built between 1947 and 1948 by the company for shunting use, particularly in the railway yards on Dublin's North Wall...

: Numbers 1000–1004 (Diesel shunters)

O.V.S Bulleid
Oliver Bulleid
Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid was a British railway and mechanical engineer best known as the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway between 1937 and the 1948 nationalisation, developing many well-known locomotives.- Early life and Great Northern Railway :He was born in Invercargill,...

(1951–1958)

CIÉ No.CC1 Turf burning locomotive

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