MGWR Class H

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MGWR H class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Avonside Engine Company
Build date 1878
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0
Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver diameter 4 ft 9 in (1,450 mm)
Career
Operators Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
Great Southern Railways (GSR)
CIE
Number in class 4
Numbers MGWR 96-99
GSR 619-622
Locale Ireland
Withdrawn 1945-1949

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Class H were an 0-6-0 locomotive bought in 1880 from Avonside Engine Company. After 1925 they became Great Southern Railway (GSR) class 619 / Inchicore class J6.[1][2]

MGWR No. Name Built GSR No. Withdrawn
96 Avonside 1878 619 1949
97 Hibernia 1878 620 1949
98 Caledonia 1878 621 1949
99 Cambria 1878 622 1945

These locomotives were confined to North Wall freight yard workings until their first and very extensive rebuild in 1906-1908.[2]

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