What rubbish. The GNRI Vs did an average of 62.9mph on the Dublin trains, which for an 4-4-0 in 1932, that's pretty damn slick. The GSR's 800 class punched the clock at 96mph on the Cork to Dublin run. To claim they didn't have expresses in those days, or to suggest Irish locomotives can't keep up, is completely ridiculous and borders slander.
@andreA-Ke2id I have to disagree with you there. the GSR 800 class on many occasions where recorded above 100 mph. the class v of 1932 was a great majestic locomotive well able to pull trains of great size at very much so express speeds. the s class similar to that seen in this video where also super fast locomotives. 131 cannot really show off her speed properly on the Maynooth run but i ashure you that when she is on a line with a bit more space she can really punch it very fast.
Irish steam locos were slow and there was never a proper 'express' during the steam era.
when?
What rubbish. The GNRI Vs did an average of 62.9mph on the Dublin trains, which for an 4-4-0 in 1932, that's pretty damn slick. The GSR's 800 class punched the clock at 96mph on the Cork to Dublin run. To claim they didn't have expresses in those days, or to suggest Irish locomotives can't keep up, is completely ridiculous and borders slander.
@andreA-Ke2id I have to disagree with you there. the GSR 800 class on many occasions where recorded above 100 mph. the class v of 1932 was a great majestic locomotive well able to pull trains of great size at very much so express speeds. the s class similar to that seen in this video where also super fast locomotives. 131 cannot really show off her speed properly on the Maynooth run but i ashure you that when she is on a line with a bit more space she can really punch it very fast.
indeed you are right. pretty Shure the GNRI VS locos where the fastest 4-4-0s ever built