Steam Locomotives Of Ireland

=Republic of Ireland=
Córas Iompair Éireann (CIE), which controlled the Republic's railways between 1945-86, settled on a policy of replacing steam with diesel locomotives, a process that was completed in 1962. Throughout this section, the classification and numbering systems applied by the GSR is given. This was based on a letter (representing the Wheel Arrangement of the locomotive followed by a unique number. Narrow gauge locomotive classes included the letter N after the prefix letter. The letters used were:
A: 4-8-0. B: 4-6-0. C: 4-4-2 (Also Bo-Bo diesels).
D: 4-4-0. E: 0-4-4. F: 2-4-2. G: 2-4-0. H: 0-6-4. I: 0-6-2.
J: 0-6-0. K: 2-6-0. L: 0-4-2. M: 0-4-0. N: 2-2-2. P: 2-6-2.

GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY (1925-1944) AND CóRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN (FROM 1945)

J.R. Bazin (1925-1929)

Class J15a : Numbers 700-704

Class K1 : Numbers 372-391

Class P1 : Number 850

W.H. Morton (1929-1932)

Class K1a : Numbers 393-398

Class M3 : Number 495

A.W. Harty (1932-1937)

Class I3 : Numbers 670-674

Class J15b : Numbers 710-719

Edgar Craven Bredin (1937-1942)

GSR Class B1a : Numbers 800-802

M.J. Ginnetty (1942-1944)

C.F. Tyndall (1944-1951)

Class C2a : Numbers 1100/1101 (Mainline diesels)

Class J1a : Numbers 1000-1004 (Diesel shunters)

O.V.S Bulleid (1951-1958)

CAVAN AND LEITRIM RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class DN2

CORK, BANDON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class B4

Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Railway

Class K5

Class L6

CORK, BLACKROCK AND PASSAGE RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class FN1

CORK AND MUSKERRY LIGHT RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class EN1

DUBLIN AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY (1854-1924)

W. Wakefield (1882-1894)

Class C3

Class F2

Class G1

T. Grierson (1894-1897)

R. Cronin (1897-1917)

Class C2

Class D8

Class F1

Class J1

Class J8

G.H. Wild (1917-1924)

Class K2

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY (1845-1924)

A. MacDonnell (1864-1883)

Class D19

Class J13

Class J12

Class J15

Class J30

J.A.F. Aspinall (1883-1886)

Class D14

Class D17

H.A. Ivatt (1886-1896)

Class C7

Class F6

Class J11

R. Coey (1896-1911)

Class C4

Class D2

Class D3

Class D4

Class D10

Class D11

Class D12

Class I1

Class J3

Class J4

Class J9

Class K3

Class K4

R.E.L. Maunsell (1911-1913)

Class L2

E.A. Watson (1913-1922)

Class B2 & B2a : Numbers 400-409

J.R. Bazin (1922-1924)

Class B1 : Numbers 500-502

Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (to 1900)

J.G. Robinson (1888-1900)

Class C5

Class D15

Class E1

Class E2

Class G3

Class J17

Class J25

MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (1847-1924)

M. Atock (1872-1901)

Class D16

Class G2

Class J6

Class J10

Class J16

Class J18

Class J19

Class J26

E. Cusack (1901-1915)

Class D5

Class D6

Class D7

W.H. Morton (1915-1924)

Class J5

SCHULL AND SKIBBEREEN RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class DN4

Class DN5

TRALEE AND DINGLE RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class KN1

Class KN2

Class PN2

WEST CLARE RAILWAY (TO 1924)

Class BN1

Class BN2

Class BN3

Class BN4

Class IN1

Class PN1

=Northern Ireland=
The Ulster Transport Authority , which controlled the railways in Northern Ireland between 1948-1966, replaced steam haulage on passenger trains with Diesel Multiple Unit s, but had only two diesel shunting locomotives, which meant a continued role for steam on freight work. Twenty-three locomotives passed to Northern Ireland Railways in 1967, but most were not used again and all had been withdrawn by 1970.

BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY

Class 1

Class 2 (Diesel shunter)

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 8

Class 9

Class 14

Class 22

Class 26

Class 28 (Diesel shunter)

Class 29

BELFAST AND NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY (1848-1903) & NORTHERN COUNTIES COMMITTEE (1903-1948)

Belfast and Northern Coutines Railway (1848-1903)

Class A1

Class B3

Class D1

Class S

Class S1

Northern Counties Committee (1903-1948)

Class N

Class U1

Class U2

Class V

Class W

Class WT : Numbers 1-10, 50-57

Class X (Diesel shunter)

Class Y

DUNDALK, NEWRY AND GREENORE RAILWAY

Numbers 1-6

=Cross-Border Lines=

COUNTY DONEGAL RAILWAY

Class 4

Class 5

Class 5a

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) straddled the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and so was not incoporated in either the CIE or UTA. However, mounting losses saw the network purchased jointly by the Irish and British governments on 1 September 1953. It was run as a joint board, independent of the CIE and UTA, until 30 September 1958 when it was dissolved and the remaining stock split equally between the two railways.

J.C. Park (1881-1895)

Class A

Class AL

Class P

Charles Clifford (1895-1912)

Class JT

Class PG

Class PP

Class Q

Class QG

Class QGTs

Class QGT2

Class QL

Class QLG

Class QNG

Class RT

Class S And S2

Class SG And SG2

G.T. Glover (1912-1933)

Class SG3

Class T1

Class T2

Class U : Numbers 196-205

Class V : Numbers: 83-87

G.B. Howden (1933-1939)

H.R. McIntosh (1939-1953)

Class UG : Numbers 78-82, 145-149

Class VS : Numbers 206-210

Belfast Central Railway (to 1885)

Class BT

LONDONDERRY AND LOUGH SWILLY RAILWAY

Class 2

Class 5

Class 8

Class 10

Class 12

Class 15

SLIGO, LEITRIM AND NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY

Glencar Class

Leitrim Class

Lough Class

Sir Henry Class

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