MGWR Class P

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Martin Atock
Builder	Broadstone
Build date	1880-1890
Total produced	5

MGWR P class
MGWR P class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Martin Atock
Builder	Broadstone
Build date	1880-1890
Total produced	5
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)
Operators
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Withdrawn	1949-1959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MGWR No.	Name	Built	GSR No.	Withdrawn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

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

[ES-P-Class-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.

[JCMM-MGWR-P-2] Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 201–202. ISBN 9781906578268.

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