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MGWR Class 6 information


MGWR Classes 6, 8, 10, 11, 17 and 18
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLongridge
Fairbairn
Grendon
R. Stephenson
Fossick & Hackworth
Avonside
Build date1846-1862
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Career
OperatorsMidland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
LocaleIreland

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Classes 6, 8, 10, 11, 17 and 18 were 2-4-0 locomotives introduced in the period 1852-1870. The 22 locomotives were spread across 6 different manufacturers and all were withdrawn in the decade between 1880 and 1890 though some donated parts to other builds at Broadstone Works.[1]

  1. ^ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 82–85, 123. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.

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