Steam locomotives of Ireland

A wide variety of steam locomotives have been used on Ireland's railways. This page lists most if not 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, which controlled the railways in Northern Ireland between 1948 and 1966, replaced steam haulage on passenger trains with diesel multiple units, 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 Twenty-three locomotives passed to Northern Ireland Railways in 1967, but most were not used again and all had been withdrawn by 1971.

Belfast and County Down Railway

The Belfast and County Down Railway was founded in 1848. It absorbed the Belfast, Hollywood and Bangor Railway in 1884 and continued operating until it was nationalised in its centenary year into the Ulster Transport Authority as a result of the Ireland Act 1949.

TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes [1][2]
2-2-21–44Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy18481858–1865No. 2 renumbered 8 and rebuilt as 0–4–2; withdrawn 1890s
2-2-2WT1T, 2T2William Fairbairn & Sons1850–18511867–1877Renumbered 4 and 5 in 1859
2-4-0T5, 62Beyer, Peacock & Co.1857–18581894–1894No. 5 renumbered 7 in 1859
2-4-0T81Beyer, Peacock & Co.18591880s
0-4-29, 102William Fairbairn & Sons18591886–1887
2-4-0ST11–13, 3, 55+2Vulcan Foundry1864–671890–190912–13 sold to BH&BR 1–2 in 1870; renumbered 15–16, along with two identical locos bought new by BH&BR (3 & 6) → BCDR 17, 20
2-4-0T11John Fowler & Co.18671909rebuilt as 0–4–2 in 1884
2-4-012, 132Manning Wardle18681888–1904?
0-6-0141Vulcan Foundry18751904
0-6-041Beyer, Peacock & Co.18781922
0-4-221Sharp, Stewart & Co.18801937rebuilt as 0-4-2T in 1902
0-4-281BCDR Queens Quay Works, Belfast18811897
2-4-0T18, 192Yorkshire Engine Co.18701891ex BH&BR 4 & 5
0-4-210, 9, 13, 164Sharp, Stewart & Co.1886–18901914–1949rebuilt as 0–4–2T (1900–1902); 9 renumbered 28 in 1945
2-4-2T18, 19, 21, 224Beyer, Peacock & Co.18911920Compounds; rebuilt as 4-4-2T in late 1890s
2-4-023–253Beyer, Peacock & Co.18921921Compounds
0-6-0261Beyer, Peacock & Co.18921950
2-4-061Beyer, Peacock & Co.18941956
2-4-2T5, 7, 8, 27, 28, 296Beyer, Peacock & Co.1896–18971923–1950
4-4-2T3, 15, 30, 11, 12, 1, 17, 20, 13, 18, 9, 2112Beyer, Peacock & Co.1901–19211956–1962UTA renumbered by adding 200
0-6-0141Beyer, Peacock & Co.19041954Renumbered 214 by UTA
Railmotor1–33Kitson & Co.1905–19061924Carriage portions saw further use
0-6-010, 42Beyer, Peacock & Co.1914–192119564 renumbered 204 by UTA
4-6-4T22–254Beyer, Peacock & Co.19201956Renumbered 222–225 by UTA
0-6-4T291Beyer, Peacock & Co.19231956Renumbered 229 by UTA
4-4-2T8, 16, 93Beyer, Peacock & Co.1924–19451956UTA renumbered by adding 200
C dD11Harland & Wolff1933Renumbered 2 in 1937
(1A)(A1)dD21Harland & Wolff1937Renumbered 28 in 1937

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 came into existence on 1 July 1903 as the result of the Midland Railway taking over the BNCR. At the 1923 Grouping 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 and in the following year, 1949, it was sold to the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) as a result of the Ireland Act 1949.

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. 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 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.

ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes
A4-4-03–5, 9, 17, 20, 34, 63–6813York Road Works (7)
Derby Works (6)
1901–19081929–1936Heavy compound locomotives
B4-4-024, 59–625Beyer, Peacock & Co.1897–18981924–1932Light compound locomotives
C2-4-021, 33, 50–52, 56–577Beyer, Peacock & Co.1890–18951926–1942Light compound locomotives; 50 renumbered 58
D2-4-050, 552Beyer, Peacock & Co.18951944–1946Heavy compound locomotives; named Jubilee and Parkmount; rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1897
E0-6-053–542Beyer, Peacock & Co.18921934–1944Compound goods locomotives
F2-4-045–46, 233Beyer, Peacock & Co.1880–18851938–1942
G2-4-06, 8, 10–11, 22, 27, 29, 40–419Sharp, Stewart & Co. (7)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (2)
1872–18781925–1933
H2-4-012–176Sharp, Stewart & Co.18561908–1924
I2-4-040–412Beyer, Peacock & Co.18681924Renumbered 1–2
J2-4-0T25, 47–494Beyer, Peacock & Co.18831932–1934Rebuilt as saddle tanks
K0-6-07, 28, 30–32, 38–39, 43–449Sharp, Stewart & Co. (7)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (2)
1867–18801925–1947
L0-6-018–19, 353Sharp, Stewart & Co.1857–18611925–1933
L10-6-036–372Beyer, Peacock & Co.18631928–1932
M0-4-2261York Road Works18731925
N0-4-0ST421Sharp, Stewart & Co.18751925
O0-4-2ST60–623Black, Hawthorn & Co1874–18751911–1923Narrow gauge locomotives; ex Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway 1–3; renumbered 101–103
P2-4-0T63–642Beyer, Peacock & Co.1877–18781920–1928Narrow gauge locomotives; ex Ballymena and Larne Railway 1 & 4; renumbered 104–105
Q0-6-0T65–673Beyer, Peacock & Co.1877–18821931–1933Narrow gauge locomotives; ex Ballymena & Larne Railway 2, 3 & 6; renumbered 106–108
R2-6-0ST681Beyer, Peacock & Co.18801934Narrow gauge locomotive; ex Ballymena & Larne Railway 5; renumbered 109
S2-4-2T69–702Beyer, Peacock & Co.18821946–1954Narrow gauge compound locomotives; renumbered 110–111

Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)

ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes
A14-4-03, 4, 9, 17, 34, 64–66, 689(1927–34)1947–1954Simple rebuilds of class A
B14-4-060, 613(1921)(1932)Rebuilds of class B
B24-4-0241(1925)(1928)Simple rebuilds of class B
B34-4-021, 24, 28, 60, 615(1927–32)1938–1947Simple rebuilds of classes B1, B2, C and C1
C12-4-021, 51, 52, 574(1926–31)1931–1947Rebuilds of class C
D14-4-0501(1926)1946Rebuild of class D
E10-6-053–542(1907–11)1934–1944Rebuilds of class E
F12-4-0461(1928)1938Rebuild of class F
G12-4-06, 10, 273(1910–13)1931–1933Rebuilds of class G
K10-6-030, 32, 38–39, 43–446(1909–22)1927–1938Rebuilds of class K
S2-4-2T112–113, 103–1044York Road Works1908–19201938–1954Narrow gauge compound locomotives; 112–113 renumbered 102–101
S12-4-2T101–1022(1928–1930)1942Narrow gauge compound locomotives; rebuilds of class S; renumbered 41–42
S22-4-4T1101(1931)1946Narrow gauge compound locomotive; rebuild of class S
T90–912Derby Works19051913Railmotor units
T4-4-2T113–1142Kitson & Co.19081940–1942Narrow gauge locomotives; ex Ballycastle Railway 3 & 4
N0-4-0ST161York Road Works19141951
U4-4-014–15, 69–704Derby Works1914–19221924–1937Renumbered 70–73; rebuilt as class U2
U14-4-01–44York Road Works1924–19311946–1949Named after Glens
U24-4-070–8718North British Locomotive Co. (7)
York Road Works (7+4)
1924–19361956–1963
V0-6-071–733Derby Works19231961–1964"renumbered" X–Z; then 13–15
?911Sentinel Waggon Works19251932
W2-6-090–10415Derby Works (4)
York Road Works (11)
1933–19421956–1965Most named
WT2-6-4T1–10, 50–5718Derby Works1946–19501968–1971Nicknamed "Jeeps"
X0-6-0DH171Harland & Wolff19361970330 hp Diesel shunter
?0-6-0DM221Harland & Wolff1934?175;hp Diesel shunter; ex War Department 233, né LMS 7057
Y0-6-0T18–192W. G. Bagnall (1)
Hunslet Engine Co. (1)
1926–19281956–1963Re-gauged LMS Fowler Class 3F; arrived 1944

Cross-Border Lines

Following the division of Ireland in 1921 into two administrations, a number of railways now found themselves operating on both sides of the newly created boundary between Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State (later Republic of Ireland).

West Donegal Railway

The 3-foot (914 mm) West Donegal Railway became the Donegal Railway in 1892; and the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee after being jointly acquired in 1906 by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and the Midland Railway's Northern Counties Committee.

ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes [3]
12-4-0T1–33Sharp, Stewart & Co.18811909–1926
24-6-0T4–96Neilson & Co.18931931–1937
34-4-4T10–112Neilson, Reid & Co.19021933
44-6-4T12–154Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.19041953–1959Renumbered 9–12 in 1937
52-6-4T16–205Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.19071940–1950Renumbered 4–8 in 1937
5A2-6-4T21, 2A, 3A3Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.19121959Renumbered 1–3 in 1937

Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway

ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes [4]
0-6-0ST1–66LNWR Crewe Works1873–18981928–1951

Great Northern Railway

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNRI) was formed in 1876 acquiring a variety of locomotives. Nos 1 to 23 were from Dublin and Drogheda Railway; Nos. 24 to 41 from the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway; Nos. 43 to circa 78 from the Irish North Western Railway and Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway; Numbers in the eighties from the Newry and Armagh Railway and nos. 100 to 141 from the Ulster Railway.[5] Later acquisitions in the 1880s from the Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor and the Belfast Central Railway were numbered in the Nineties.[6] The GNRI straddled the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland (after 1921), and so was not incorporated in either the CIÉ 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 CIÉ and UTA, until 30 September 1958 when it was dissolved and the remaining stock split equally between the two railways.

? (1877–1881)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes
B0-6-06, 26–27, 34, 62–63, 65–679Sharp, Stewart & Co.1877–18801925–1938
G2-4-024–25, 46–47, 59, 806Beyer, Peacock & Co.1877–18831913–1921Several renumbered
H2-4-084–874Beyer, Peacock & Co.1880–18811931–1932
James Crawford Park (1881–1895)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
1958
CIÉ
1958
UTA
Date
withdrawn
Notes
A0-6-028, 31, 33, 79–83, 60–61, 64, 145–146, 149–15015Beyer, Peacock & Co. (13)
Dundalk Works (2)
1882–1891301937–1961Several renumbered; three sold to SL&NCR
BT4-4-0T2–8, 91–92, 97–10013Beyer, Peacock & Co. (3)
Dundalk Works (10)
1885–18931910–1935Several renumbered
J4-4-017–21, 45, 48, 115–11912Beyer, Peacock & Co.1885–18891921–193445/48 renumbered 15/16; two sold to SL&NCR
JS4-2-288–892Beyer, Peacock & Co.18851904Named Victoria and Albert
P4-4-051–54, 72–73, 82–838Beyer, Peacock & Co.1892–1895301950–1959Rebuilt with superheaters as class Ps
AL0-6-029, 32, 36, 55–59, 151–15311Beyer, Peacock & Co. (7)
Dundalk Works (4)
1893–1896621957–1961151/152 renumbered 141/140
JT2-4-2T90, 93–94, 95, 13–146Dundalk Works1895–1902101955–196313/14 renumbered 91/92
Charles Clifford (1895–1912)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
1958
CIÉ
1958
UTA
Date
withdrawn
Notes
PP4-4-012, 25, 42–46, 50, 70–71, 74–77, 106–107, 12917Beyer, Peacock & Co. (15)
Dundalk Works (2)
1896–1911571957–1963Rebuilt with superheaters as class PPs
PG0-6-010–11, 78, 100–1037Neilson, Reid & Co. (3)
Dundalk Works (4)
1899–1904071960–1964Rebuilt with superheaters as class PGs
Q4-4-0120–125, 130–13613Neilson, Reid & Co. (9)
North British Loco. Co. (2)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (2)
1899–1904541951–1963Rebuilt with superheaters as class Qs
QG0-6-0152–1554North British Loco. Co.1903–1904401962–1963Rebuilt with superheaters as class QGs
P4-4-088–89, 104–1054Dundalk Works1904–1906101956–1960Rebuilt with superheaters as class Ps
QL4-4-024, 113–114, 126–128, 156–1578North British Loco. Co. (7)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1)
1904–1910031932–1960Rebuilt with superheaters as class QLs
QGT0-6-2T98–992R. Stephenson & Co.1905101957–1960Rebuilt with superheaters as class QGTs
LQG0-6-078, 108, 110–111, 158–16411North British Loco. Co. (9)
Dundalk Works (2)
1906–1908651958–1963Rebuilt with superheated as class LQGs
RT0-6-4T22–23, 166–1674Beyer, Peacock & Co.1908–1911041958–1963
NQG0-6-09, 38–39, 109, 1125Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.1911231958–1963Four rebuilt with superheaters as class NQGs; one rebuilt to class LQGs
NLQG0-6-01651Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.1911011961Rebuilt to class LQGs
QGT20-6-2T168–1692R. Stephenson & Co.19111957
S4-4-0170–1745Beyer, Peacock & Co.1913321964–1965Named after mountains; CIÉ locos to UTA in 1963
SG0-6-037, 40–41, 137–1385Beyer, Peacock & Co.1913321961–1965
G. T. Glover (1912–1933)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
1958
CIÉ
1958
UTA
Date
withdrawn
Notes
T4-4-2T185–1895Beyer, Peacock & Co.1913141959–1964Rebuilt with superheaters as class T1
SG20-6-0180–1845Beyer, Peacock & Co.1915321961–1963
S24-4-0190–1923Beyer, Peacock & Co.1915121960–65
U4-4-0196–2005Beyer, Peacock & Co.1915321959–1963Named after Loughs
SG30-6-06–8, 13–14, 20, 47–49, 96–97, 117–118, 201–20215Beyer, Peacock & Co.1920–1921781960–1967201–202 renumbered 40–41
T24-4-2T1–55Beyer, Peacock & Co.1921231959–1964
T24-4-2T21, 30, 115–116, 139, 142–144, 147–14810Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.1924641958–1963147–148 renumbered 67 and 69
SG20-6-015–195Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.1924–1926231959–1965
Crane0-6-0CT311Hawthorn Leslie1928001963to Dundalk Engineering Co. (as part of Dundalk Works) in 1958; to CIÉ in 1960
T24-4-2T62–665Beyer, Peacock & Co.1929–1930321959–1960
V4-4-083–875Beyer, Peacock & Co.1932231959–1963Three-cylinder compound; named after birds of prey
G. B. Howden (1933–1939)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
1958
CIÉ
1958
UTA
Date
withdrawn
Notes
UG0-6-078–825Dundalk Works1937231960–1965[7]
H. R. McIntosh (1939–1953)
ClassTypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
1958
CIÉ
1958
UTA
Date
withdrawn
Notes
UG0-6-0145–1495Beyer, Peacock & Co.1948321960–1968[7]
U4-4-0201–2055Beyer, Peacock & Co.1948231962–1965Named after counties
VS4-4-0206–2105Beyer, Peacock & Co.1948321960–1965[7] Three-cylinder simple; named after rivers

Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

Broad gauge locomotives (1862–1882)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes [8]
0-6-0T1–22G&W18621883–1885No. 2 renumbered 3; No. 1 sold to Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners
0-6-0ST3–42Robert Stephenson & Co.18641869–1882No. 4 renumbered 2; Sold to Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners
0-6-0T4–52Sharp, Stewart & Co.1876–18791885Sold to Cork and Bandon Railway as their Nos. 14–15
Narrow gauge locomotives (1882–1954)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes [8]
0-6-2WT11Black, Hawthorn & Co18821911Sold to a contractor
0-6-2T2–32Black, Hawthorn & Co18831912–1913
0-6-0T41Black, Hawthorn & Co18851940renumbered 17 in 1913
2-4-0T5–62Robert Stephenson & Co.18741899Ex Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company, acquired 1885; renumbered 5A and 6A in 1899
4-6-2T5–84Hudswell Clarke1899–19021940–19545 and 6 renumbered 15 and 16 in 1913
4-6-0T1–44Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.19021940–1954Owned by the Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway
4-6-2T9–102Kerr Stuart19041928–1954
4-8-011–122Hudswell Clarke19051933–1954
4-6-2T13–142Hawthorn Leslie19101940–1943to Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway in exchange for L&BER 5 and 6
4-8-4T5–62Hudswell Clarke19121954Owned by the Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway; to L&LSR in exchange for 13 and 14.

Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway

The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway was a small cross-border railway that closed in 1957. Its locomotive fleet never carried numbers, only names.

ClassTypeNamesQuantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
Date
withdrawn
Notes
Pioneer0-6-2TPioneer
Sligo
2Avonside Engine Co.18771921
Leitrim0-6-4TFermanagh
Leitrim
Lurganboy
Lissadell
Hazlewood
5Beyer, Peacock & Co.1882–18991947–1957also known as Fermanagh class
Erne4-4-0TErne1Hudswell Clarke18831910rebuilt as 4-4-2T in 1885
Faugh-a-Ballagh0-4-0STFaugh-a-Ballagh1Hunslet Engine Co.1878?Acquired 1897: ex contractors' locomotive
Waterford0-6-0TWaterford1Hunslet Engine Co.1893?Acquired 1897: ex contractors' locomotive
Sir Henry0-6-4TSir Henry
Enniskillen
Lough Gill
3Beyer, Peacock & Co.1904–19171957
Glencar4-4-0Blacklion
Glencar
(2)Beyer, Peacock & Co.1885–871928–1931Acquired 1921: ex GNRI Class J nos. 118 (Blacklion) and 119 (Glencar)
Sligo0-6-0Glencar ‘A’
Sligo
Sligo
(3)Beyer, Peacock & Co.1882–18901940–1949Acquired 1927–1940: ex GNRI Class A nos. 31 (Glencar) and 149 (Sligo); latter swapped for GNRI 69 in 1940
Lough0-6-4TLough Melvin
Lough Erne
2Beyer, Peacock & Co.19491957to UTA in 1959 as nos. 26–27, UTA class Z; withdrawn 1968–1970

Irish Free State and Republic of Ireland

The railways wholly in the Irish Free State were merged into one private company — Great Southern Railways — in 1925. The GSR renumbered all the broad gauge locomotives into 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-numerical 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.

LetterWheel
Arrangement
LetterWheel
Arrangement
LetterWheel
Arrangement
A4-8-0TF2-4-2TK2-6-0
B4-6-0G2-4-0L0-4-2
C4-4-2H0-6-4M0-4-0
D4-4-0I0-6-2TN2-2-2
E0-4-4TJ0-6-0P2-6-2

Note that narrow gauge locomotive classes included the letter N after the prefix letter, letter C was also used for Bo-Bo 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, while E and G changed places.

In 1945, the GSR became part of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), which amalgamated the railway, road transport and canal functions of the State. CIÉ was nationalised in 1950 and 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)
E. Cusack (1901–1915)
W. H. Morton (1915–1924)

Great Southern and Western Railway (1845–1924)

Alexander McDonnell (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)
H. A. Ivatt (1886–1896)
R. Coey (1896–1911)
R. E. L. Maunsell (1911–1913)
E. A. Watson (1913–1922)
J. R. Bazin (1922–1924)

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.

TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSWR
Class
GSWR
Nos.
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
WithdrawnNotes
2-2-2WLR 1 to 66Stothert & Slaughter18471860–1862
2-2-2WLR 71??1871Acquired secondhand from William Dargan in 1853; origin unknown
2-2-2WLR 8 to 103Bury, Curtis and Kennedy1848–491880–88Acquired secondhand from William Dargan in 1850–52; né Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Railway 1 to 3 (not in order)
2-4-0WLR 11 to 12, 17 to 217William Fairbairn & Sons1853–552642641872–1903
0-4-2WLR 13 to 164Sharp, Stewart & Co.1853–541891–96
0-4-2WLR 4 to 63Sharp, Stewart & Co.1862–642232231890–1901
2-2-2WLR 281Kitson & Co.18642802801902
0-4-0STWLR 291Sharp, Stewart & Co.18652282282281925
0-4-2WLR 3 and 72Kitson & Co.18761888–92
2-4-0WLR 25, 31 to 32, 8, 35 to 3910Vulcan Foundry1874–82281277, 281–283, 261, 285–2891902–11
0-4-2WLR 19, 26, 27 and 334Avonside Engine Co.1876278272, 278, 2841899–1910
0-6-0TWLR 341??2292291901Acquired secondhand in 1878
0-6-0WLR 40 and 412Vulcan Foundry1883230230–2311909–10
0-6-0WTWLR 421Hawthorns & Co. (Leith)18622322321901Acquired secondhand in 1883; ex Neath & Brecon Railway No. 3; né Anglesey Central Railway
0-6-0WLR 11R. Stephenson & Co.18792212211909Acquired second-hand in 1884; rebuilt as 0-6-0ST in 1899
4-4-0WLR 91Dübs & Co.18862622621912
4-4-0WLR 121Vulcan Foundry18862652651907
0-6-0WLR 241Dübs & Co.18862272271910
J. G. Robinson (1888–1900)[9]
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSWR
Class
GSWR
Nos.
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
WithdrawnNotes
0-6-0WLR 5 to 73Limerick Works1888–93224224 to 2261905–1909
2-4-0WLR 10, 22, 20, 23, 43, 44, 47, and 488Dübs & Co.1889–94276263, 275, 273, 276, 290 to 293276G31907–1959
2-4-2TWLR 13 and 142Vulcan Foundry1891266226 and 227267
491
F4
F5
1933–1935226 sold to CMDR 6 in 1913; to GSR 491 in 1925
0-4-2TWLR 31Limerick Works18922602601912
0-6-0WLR 45, 46, 49, and 504Dübs & Co.1893–95233233 to 236235J221911–1951
0-4-4TWLR 151Limerick Works18942682681912
0-4-4TWLR 51 and 522Kitson & Co.1895294294 and 295295E21910–1954
4-4-2TWLWR 16 to 18, and 214Kitson & Co.1896–97269269 to 271, 274269C51949–1957
4-4-0WLWR 53 to 553Kitson & Co.1896–97296296 to 298296D151928–1949
0-6-0WLWR 56 to 583Kitson & Co.1897237237 to 239222J251934–1951
0-4-4TWLWR 271Limerick Works1899279279279E11953
0-6-0WLWR 2, 4, 113Kitson & Co.1900222222,222J251929–19504 and 11 sold before delivery to MGWR 141 and 142

Dublin and Kingstown Railway

TypeClass
lead
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
2-2-0[lower-alpha 1]Vauxhall3George Forrester and Company1834Dublin, Kingstown & Vauxhall[10][11] - subsequently converted to 2-2-2T
2-2-0Hibernia3Sharp Brothers18341842Hibernia, Britania, Manchester[10][11]
2-2-0Star1Horseley Iron Company1836Star[12][11]
2-2-0T[lower-alpha 1]Victoria2George Forrester and Company1836Victoria & Comet[12][11] - first tank locomotives in public service subsequently converted to 2-2-2T
2-2-2TPrincess5Grand Canal Street1841Princess, Belleisle, Shamrock, Erin, Albert[12][11]
2-2-2TBurgoyne4Grand Canal Street1845Burgoyne, Cyclops, Vulcan, Jupiter[12] (increased wheelbase)[11]

Dublin and South Eastern Railway (1853–1924)

The Dublin and South Eastern Railway started out in 1846 as the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Company. In 1853 it was renamed the Dublin and Wicklow Railway Company, and in 1860 it was renamed the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Company and on 31 December 1906 it was renamed again as the Dublin and South Eastern.

Frederick Pemberton (1854–1856)
S. W. Haughton (1856-1864)
William Meikle (1856-1864)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
2-2-2WTD&WR 1 and 22William Fairbairn & Sons18531892–1901No. 2 renumbered 45 in 1885
2-4-0D&WR 31William Fairbairn & Sons18531898Rebuilt as 2-4-0T in 1884
2-2-2TD&WR 4 and 52William Fairbairn & Sons18531872–1900No. 5 renumbered 5A in 1897
2-2-2STD&WR 6, 7, 10 and 114Vulcan Foundry1854–551902–03Renumbered 6A, 7A, 10A, 11 between 1894 and 1896
2-4-0STD&WR 8 and 92Vulcan Foundry18551890–1903Rebuilt as 2-4-0T
2-4-0DWWR 12 to 143William Fairbairn & Sons18601902–23
0-4-2DWWR 15 and 162Sharp, Stewart & Co.18601922–25
0-4-2DWWR 17 to 237Sharp, Stewart & Co.18641899–1925No. 21 rebuilt as 0-4-2T in 1904
J. Wakefield (1865–1882)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
2-4-0DWWR 24 to 26, 32, and 335Sharp, Stewart & Co.1864–73422G74221928No. 26 rebuilt as 2-4-0T in 1900
2-2-2WTDWWR Ariel et al.7Neilson & Co.18651886–94Ariel, Elfin, Kate Kearney, Kelpie, Oberon, Titania, Banshee.[12][13] Four sold to contractors
2-2-2WTDWWR 27 and 282Grand Canal Street18691887
2-2-2WTDWWR 29 to 31, 34 to 36, 4, 40 and 279Grand Canal Street (7)
Neilson & Co. (2)
1871–18871902–234 renumbered 30 in 1902
0-4-2DWWR 37 to 393Sharp, Stewart & Co.18761923–25
2-4-0WTDWWR 411Grand Canal Street18821925rebuilt as 2-4-0T in 1903
W. Wakefield (1882–1894)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
2-4-0TDWWR 42 to 443Beyer, Peacock & Co.18831925
2-4-0TDWWR 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 28, 45 to 47, and 4911Grand Canal Street1885–96423G1423–4261925–5510, 28, 45, 46 rebuilt as 2-4-2T between 1900 and 1910
2-4-2TDWWR 3, 112Grand Canal Street1896–98428,430F24281953
2-4-2TDWWR 10, 28, 45, 46(4)(1900–10)428F2429–4331925–57rebuilt from 2-4-0T
0-6-0DWWR 50 and 512Vulcan Foundry1891447J74471925–30
4-4-2TDWWR 52 to 543Sharp, Stewart & Co.1893458C3458–4601953–1960
T. Grierson (1894–1897)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
4-4-0DWWR 55 to 584Vulcan Foundry1895–96450D9450–4531929–40
R. Cronin (1897–1917)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
0-6-2TDWWR 4 and 52Kitson & Co.1897448J1448–4491940–50rebuilt as 0-6-0 in 1908
0-6-0DWWR 171Grand Canal Street1899440J204401929
0-4-2DWWR 481Grand Canal Street18991913
0-6-0DWWR 361Grand Canal Street1900441J144411934
2-4-2TDWWR 8, 12, 27, 29, 30, 406Grand Canal Street1901–09434F1434–4391950–53
2-4-2TDWWR 59 to 646Crewe Works1883–964274271916–36ex London and North Western Railway 4-ft 6-in Tanks, acquired 1902 and regauged
0-6-0DWWR 13, 14, 18, 65, and 665Grand Canal Street (3)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (2)
1905442J8442–4461930–1957
4-4-0DWWR 67 and 682Beyer, Peacock & Co.1905454D84541925–1949
RailmotorDWWR 1 and 22Manning Wardle1906(1907)Rebuilt 1907 as separate 0-4-0T and coach; locos numbered 69–70
0-4-0TDSER 69 and 702Manning Wardle(1907)ImpM1Elf
Imp
1928–31Rebuilt from railmotors 1 and 2; later Class M2
4-4-2TDSER 20, 34, and 353Grand Canal Street (1)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. (2)
1911–1924455C2455–4571955–59
G. H. Wild (1917–1924)
TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
2-6-0DSER 15 and 162Beyer, Peacock & Co.1922461K2461–4621963–65

Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (to 1924)

TypeFleet
numbers
Quantity
made
ManufacturerDate
made
GSR
Class
Inchicore
Class
GSR
Nos.
WithdrawnNotes
0-2-2WT1, 22William Bridges Adams18491867
2-2-23, 42Vulcan Foundry1849–18511889–1890
0-4-25, 62Sharp, Stewart & Co.18521879–1887
2-4-0T1, 2, 8, 13 and 4A5Dübs & Co.1874–1887482G6477, 4821919–1930
2-4-0T9 and 102J. Cross18651893–1895ex West Cork Railways 1 and 2, acquired 1880
2-4-0ST111Vulcan Foundry18771904ex West Cork Railways 3, acquired 1880
0-6-0ST5, 6, 12, 16, 175Beyer, Peacock & Co.1891–1894472
474
475
J24
J23
J21
1925–40
0-6-0T14, 152Sharp, Stewart & Co.1876–18791908–1910ex Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway 4 and 5, acquired 1885 rebuilt as 4-4-0T between 1893 and 1898
4-4-0T3, 9, 10, 184Dübs & Co. (2)
Neilson & Co. (2)
1891–1894471
479
 
C6
471
479–481
1930–1936most rebuilt as 4–4–2T between 1898 and 1902; No. 10 rebuilt as 4-6-0T in 1906
0-6-2ST19, 202Baldwin Locomotive Works19001912–1914
4-4-0TCBSCR 71Cork Works19014784781934
4-6-0T4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 208Beyer, Peacock & Co.1906–1920463B4463–4701945–1961

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

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)

West Clare Railway (to 1924)

  • WCR 5 to 7 – GSR Class 5C or Class IN1. No 5 is preserved and operational at the West Clare preserved Railway
  • 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

Bord Na Mona

  • BNM 1/3 WN 2263-2265 Originally numbered 1-3 Renumbered to LM43/45. Extensively upgraded and Modified E Class locomotives from WW1. All 3 survive in Preservation. 1 is now No 7[14] on the Talyllyn. No 2 resides operational on the Stradbally Woodland Railway. No 3 "Shane" now preserved and awaiting overhaul on the Giants Causeway Line.

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

The GSR introduced just under sixty steam locomotives between 1925 and 1944,[15]:349 whilst CIÉ introduced one, the experimental Bulleid turf burner. CIÉ did however acquire 83 steam locomotives, which was precisely half of the Great Northern Railway stock, when that company was split between CIÉ and the Ulster Transport Authority after 30 September 1958.[16]:184–185

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)
Edgar Craven Bredin (1937–1942)
M. J. Ginnetty (1942–1944)
C. F. Tyndall (1944–1951)
O. V. S Bulleid (1951–1958)

Preserved locomotives

ImageCompanyNumber / NameClassTypeManufacturerSerial No.DateNotes
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Belfast & County Down Railway304-4-2TBeyer, Peacock & Co.42311901Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Northern Counties Committee (LMS)74 Dunluce CastleU24-4-0North British Locomotive Co.230961924Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Northern Counties Committee (LMS)4WT2-6-4TDerby Works1947Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)93 SuttonJT2-4-2TDundalk Works1895Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)131 UranusQ4-4-0Neilson, Reid & Co.57571901Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)171 Slieve GullionS4-4-0Beyer, Peacock & Co.56291913Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)85 MerlinV4-4-0Beyer, Peacock & Co.67331932Mainline running by RPSI, Owner UFTM
Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties RailwayLough ErneLough0-6-4TBeyer, Peacock & Co.72421949Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Dublin and South Eastern Railway15 →
GSR 461
15–162-6-0Beyer, Peacock & Co.61121922Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Southern & Western Railway362-2-2Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy1847Static display, Cork Kent railway station
Great Southern & Western Railway90900-6-0TInchicore Works1875Engine portion of former Castleisland Railway steam railcar; Downpatrick and County Down Railway
Great Southern & Western Railway1841010-6-0Inchicore Works1880Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Southern & Western Railway1861010-6-0Sharp, Stewart & Co.28381879Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Great Southern Railways800
Maeḋḃ
8004-6-0Inchicore Works1939Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners10-6-0STRobert Stephenson & Co.27381891Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners3 R.H. Smyth0-6-0STAvonside Engine Co.20211928Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Cómhlucht Siúicre ÉireannThurles
No. 1
0-4-0TOrenstein & Koppel124751934Downpatrick and County Down Railway
Cómhlucht Siúicre ÉireannMallow
No. 3
0-4-0TOrenstein & Koppel126621935Downpatrick and County Down Railway
Guinness Brewery30-4-0STHudswell Clarke11521919Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, Co. Antrim[17]
3 ft (914 mm) gauge
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee16 Donegal
4 Meenglas
52-6-4TNasmyth, Wilson & Co.8281907Stored in the open at the Foyle Valley Railway. Poor condition but cosmetic restoration planned.
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee17 Glenties
5 Drumboe
52-6-4TNasmyth, Wilson & Co.8291907Outdoor static display at the Donegal Heritage Centre.
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee18 Killybegs
6 Columbkille
52-6-4TNasmyth, Wilson & Co.8301907Indoor static display at the Foyle Valley Railway
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee2A Strabane
2 Blanche
5A2-6-4TNasmyth, Wilson & Co.9561912Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Cavan & Leitrim Railway2 Kathleen1–84-4-0TRobert Stephenson & Co.26131887Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Cavan & Leitrim Railway3 Lady Edith1–84-4-0TRobert Stephenson & Co.26141887New Jersey Museum of Transportation in process of returning to Cavan & Leitrim Railway.
Tralee and Dingle Light Railway552-6-2THunslet Engine Co.5551892Operational until relatively recently. Awaiting restoration.
West Clare Railway5 Slieve Callan5–70-6-2TDübs & Co.28901892Rebuilt in 2009. Currently not operating.
Portstewart Tramway11–20-4-0TKitson & Co.T561882Preserved at the Streetlife Museum of Transport in Hull.
Portstewart Tramway21–20-4-0TKitson & Co.T841883Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast.
British Aluminium10-4-0TPeckett and Sons10261904Awaiting boiler repair, previously operated on the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway No. 1 Tyrone
British Aluminium20-4-0TPeckett and Sons10971906Static display, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Bord na Móna1 → LM431–30-4-0WTAndrew Barclay Sons & Co.22631949Rebuilt by Talyllyn Railway to 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) as their No. 7 Tom Rolt
Bord na Móna2 → LM441–30-4-0WTAndrew Barclay Sons & Co.22641949Owned by Irish Steam Preservation Society
Bord na Móna3 → LM451–30-4-0WTAndrew Barclay Sons & Co.22651949Working order, Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway No. 3 Shane
1 ft 10 in (559 mm) gauge
Guinness Brewery130-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1895Static display, Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn, Wales
Guinness Brewery150-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1895Static display at the Stradbally Steam Museum, Laois.
Guinness Brewery170-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1902Static display at the Guinness Museum, Dublin.
Guinness Brewery200-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1905Static display at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast
Guinness Brewery210-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1905Static display at the Cavan and Leitrim Railway, Dromad.
Guinness Brewery220-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1912Static display at the Cavan and Leitrim Railway, Dromad.
Guinness Brewery230-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1921Static display, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Amberley, West Sussex.
Guinness Brewery240-4-0TWilliam Spence and Son1921Privately owned, believed to be in Ireland.

See also

Notes

  1. Subsequently converted to 2-2-2T

References

  1. Rowledge 1993, pp. 40–42.
  2. "Locomotives of the Belfast and County Down Railway". The Belfast & County Down Railway Museum Trust. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. Rowledge 1993, pp. 116–118.
  4. Rowledge 1993, p. 118.
  5. Ahrons (1954), pp. 66–80.
  6. Ahrons (1954), p. 69.
  7. Rowledge 1993, pp. 37, 56, 114.
  8. Rowledge 1993, pp. 115.
  9. Haresnape & Rowledge (1982), pp. 17–27
  10. Kullman, Kurt (28 May 2018). "Rolling Stock". "The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown". THP Ireland. p. 45. ISBN 978-0750987646.
  11. Murray, K. A. (1981). "10 — Locomotives". Ireland's First Railway. Irish Railway Record Society. ISBN 0904078078.
  12. "Dublin's First Railway". Dublin Historical Record. 1 (2): 36−37. JSTOR 30080094.
  13. Shepherd, Ernie (1988). The Dublin & South Eastern Railway (1988 ed.). Midland Publishing Ltd. p. 140,199,202. ISBN 1 85780 082 6.
  14. Tom Rolt
  15. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.
  16. Baker, Michael H. C. (1972). "Irish railways since 1916". Ian Allan. ISBN 0711002827.
  17. "NO.3BG "GUINNESS"". RPSI. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

Sources

  • Ahrons, E. L. (1954). L. L. Asher (ed.). Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century. six. W Heffer & Sons Ltd.
  • Clements, Jeremy & McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. ISBN 978-1-906578-26-8.
  • Haresnape, Brian; Rowledge, Peter (1982). Robinson Locomotives, a pictorial history. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. ISBN 0-7110-1151-6.
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