Steam railmotors of Ireland

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Belfast and County Down Railmotor No. 3

A steam railmotor or steam railcar is a carriage (railcar) that is self powered by a steam engine,

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Operating Companies

Belfast and County Down

The Belfast and County Down Railway introduced three railmotors c.1905 which lasted in service until 1918. [1]

Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Railway

The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway had two steam railmotors, [2] built by Manning Wardle. [3]

Great Northern Railway

The Great Northern Railway of Ireland operated seven steam railmotors acquired c.1906. [4]

Great Southern and Western Railway

The Great Southern and Western Railway purchased a single steam railmotor in 1905. [2]

Great Southern Railways

Great Southern Railways initially introduced four steam railmotors, Nos. 354 to 357, from Sentinel in 1927 which were withdrawn in 1941–2. [5] These were followed by six from Clayton in 1928, which were relatively unsuccessful and withdrawn in 1932 though the carriage portions were converted into three articulated non-powered pairs which remained in service until 1955. [6]

Northern Counties Committee

The Northern Counties Committee obtained two new steam railmotors in 1905. [7]

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