GNRI Class S

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B h2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 7 in (2,007 mm)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date	S: 1913; S2: 1915
Total produced	S: 5; S2: 3

GNR(I) classes S and S2
GNR(I) classes S and S2
	171 Slieve Gullion on a Railway Preservation Society of Ireland excursion at Lisburn in 1985
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date	S: 1913; S2: 1915
Total produced	S: 5; S2: 3
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B h2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 7 in (2,007 mm)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	GNR(I) » CIÉ / UTA
Numbers	S: 170–174; S2: 190–192
Preserved	No. 171
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class S was a class of five 4-4-0 steam locomotive that the Great Northern Railway introduced in 1913 to haul Belfast – Dublin express passenger trains. They were followed two years later by the three similar class S2 locomotives.

All were built by Beyer, Peacock & Company at its Gorton Foundry, Manchester.

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