MGWR Class B

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Edward Cusack
Builder	North British
Build date	1904
Total produced	6

B class
B class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Edward Cusack
Builder	North British
Build date	1904
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Great Western Railway; Great Southern Railways; CIÉ
Number in class	4
Numbers	MGWR 143-146; GSR 646-649
Locale	Ireland
Withdrawn	1930-1939

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) B Class 0-6-0 was a class of 4 locomotives built at North British Locomotive Company in 1904. In 1925 they were allocated Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 646 / Inchicore Class J2.^[1]^[2]

More information Name, Built ...

MGWR No.	Name	Built	GSR No.	Withdrawn
143	Canada	1904	646	1933
144	Australia	1904	647	1930
145	India	1904	648	1939
146	Africa	1904	649	1939

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Power typeSteam

DesignerEdward Cusack

BuilderNorth British

Quick facts B class, Type and origin ...

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The MGWR Class B was an attempt at a more powerful 0-6-0 locomotive than the existing Class L. Like the Class A 4-4-0 which they shared some components they were weight restricted to the Dublin-Galway on the MGWR. They were rebuilt 1916/17 with superheating. On scrapping some of their tenders were givin to Class A locomotives.^[2]

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MGWR Class B

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