MGWR Class P

MGWR P class
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Martin Atock Builder Broadstone Build date 1880-1890 Total produced 5
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)
Career Operators Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Great Southern Railways (GSR) CIÉ Number in class 6 Numbers MGWR 100-103, 105 GSR 614-618 Nicknames Heavy Tanks Locale Ireland Withdrawn 1949-1959

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]}

Fleet

MGWR No.	Name	Built	GSR No.	Withdrawn
100	Giantess	1880	614	1955
101	Giant	1880	615	1951
102	Pilot	1880	616	1950
103	Pioneer	1880	617	1959
105	Hercules	1890	618	1949

The MGWR P class were known as Heavy Tanks. In particular No. 102 was rebuilt with armour-plating in 1922 and was unofficially known as King Tutenkamen . ^[1]

References

1. Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 87, 130. ISBN   1-85780-008-7.
2. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 201–202. ISBN   9781906578268.