171 Slieve Gullion on a Railway Preservation Society of Ireland excursion at Lisburn in 1985
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date
S: 1913 S2: 1915
Total produced
S: 5 S2: 3
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-4-0
• UIC
2′B h2
Gauge
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.
6 ft 7 in (2,007 mm)
Cylinders
Two, inside
Cylinder size
19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Career
Operators
GNR(I) » CIÉ / UTA
Numbers
S: 170–174 S2: 190–192
Preserved
No. 171
Disposition
One preserved, remainder scrapped
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class S was a class of five 4-4-0 steam locomotive that the Great Northern Railway introduced in 1913 to haul Belfast – Dublin express passenger trains. They were followed two years later by the three similar class S2 locomotives.
All were built by Beyer, Peacock & Company at its Gorton Foundry, Manchester.
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