MGWR Class P

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Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
DesignerMartin Atock
BuilderBroadstone
MGWR P class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerMartin Atock
BuilderBroadstone
Build date1880-1890
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)
Career
OperatorsMidland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
Great Southern Railways (GSR)
CIÉ
Number in class6
NumbersMGWR 100-103, 105
GSR 614-618
NicknamesHeavy Tanks
LocaleIreland
Withdrawn1949-1959

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Class P were an 0-6-0T tank locomotive designed by Martin Atock introduced in 1881 designed for shunting and banking round North Wall freight yard. After 1925 they became Great Southern Railways (GSR) class 614 / Inchicore class J10.[1][2]

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