GS&WR Class 21

GS&WR Class 21
No. 36 Preserved at Cork
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBury, Curtis and Kennedy
Build date1845 (Approx)
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.
  • 6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm)
  • 5 ft 8 in (1,730 mm)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size15 in × 20 in (381 mm × 508 mm)
Career
OperatorsGS&WR
Number in class20
Numbers21—40
LocaleIreland
Disposition1 preserved
Individual locomotives had dimensional variations
[1]: 142 

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 21[Note 1] (Or perhaps more simply engine numbers 21 to 40) consisted of half of the initial order of 40 passenger locomotives ordered for the GS&WR and which entered service between approximately 1845 and 1847. A number were later rebuilt to 2-4-0 locomotives for goods work.[1]: 142 

Engine No. 36, built in 1847, covered 300,000 miles (480,000 km) and is preserved at Cork Kent.[1]: 142  There were suggestions it was able to achieve 60 miles per hour (95 km/h) downhill on Ballybrophy bank but climbing out of Kingsbridge towards Inchicore on a wet day might require the fireman to walk alongside shovelling sand under the wheels to prevent slipping.[2]: 192 

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ There were two GS&WR Class 21's, this was the first one, the second possibly has the better claim.

References

  1. ^ a b c Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051.
  2. ^ Baker, Michael H.C. (20 June 1972). Irish railways since 1916 (1st ed.). Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711002821.


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