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{{Short description|Class of three-cylinder compound locomotives}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox locomotive |name= Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Class V |powertype= steam |image= Steam Train approaching Peter's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 344126.jpg |caption= 85 ''Merlin'' approaches Peter's Bridge, County Down on 18 June 2004 |designer= George Glover |builder= [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]]<ref name=Kelly>{{harvnb|Kelly|1993|p=44}}</ref> |serialnumber= 6731β6735 |ordernumber= 1524 |builddate= 1932<ref name=Kelly/> |whytetype= [[4-4-0]]<ref name=Kelly/> |uicclass= 2β²B h3v |gauge= {{RailGauge|5ft3in}} |totalproduction= 5<ref name=Kelly/> |cylindercount= Three β 1 HP (inside) and 2 LP (outside)<ref name=Kelly/> |hpcylindersize= {{convert|17+1/4|Γ|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kelly/> |lpcylindersize= {{convert|19|Γ|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kelly/> |boilerpressure= {{convert|250|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on}},<br> ''later'' {{convert|215|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kelly/> |tractiveeffort= {{convert|23762|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on|lk=on}},<br>''later'' {{convert|20435|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kelly/> |locotenderweight= {{Long ton|103|11| | |}} |valvegear= [[Stephenson valve gear|Stephenson]] |driverdiameter= {{convert|6|ft|7|in|m|3|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kelly/> |operator= {{ubl|[[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]] |[[Ulster Transport Authority]] |[[CIΓ]]}} |operatorclass= V |fleetnumbers= 83β87<ref name=Kelly/> |nicknames= ''Pounders''; ''Compounds'' |retiredate= 1959β1963 |preservedunits= No. 85 ''Merlin'' |disposition= One preserved, four scrapped }} The '''Great Northern Railway V class''' steam locomotives were [[4-4-0]] three-cylinder [[compound locomotive]]s built in 1932 by [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]] for the [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]].
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