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Great Northern Railway of Ireland 4-4-0T steam locomotive class
Great Northern Railway Class BT BT No. 1 at Irish Street Halt, Armagh, 1909
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer J.C. Park Build date 1885 Total produced 13
Career Operators GNR(I) Number in class 13
Great Northern Railway Class BT were a class of 13 4-4-0 T tank locomotives introduced by the GNR(I) from 1885.
While fit for purpose when built, increasing train weights particularly with bogie carriages a factor meant by the 1920s they were underpowered for all available work and were withdrawn by 1921.
Belfast and County Down Railway (1846–1948)Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (1860–1903)Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)Great Northern Railway (1876–1958)Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (1875–1957)Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (1849–1924)
1, 2
1, 2, 4A, 8
2 (II)
3, 4
3, 9, 10, 18
5, 6
7 (I)
7 (II)
9, 10
11
5, 6, 12, 16, 17
14, 15
19, 20
4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20
Argadeen
St Molaga
Slaney
Dublin and Kingstown Railway (1834–1856)Dublin and South Eastern Railway (1854–1925)
1, 2, 6–7, 9–10, 28, 44–47, 49
3, 8, 10–12, 27–30, 40, 45–46
4–5
13–14, 18, 65–66
15–16
15–23, 37–39, 48
17, 36
20, 34–35
24–26, 32–33
42–44
50–51
52–54
55–58
59–64
67–68
69–70
Great Southern and Western Railway (1845–1924)Midland Great Western Railway (1847–1924)Great Southern Railways (1925–1944)Córas Iompair Éireann (1945–1962)Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (1891–1953)Industrial engines