GS&WR Class 33

GS&WR 33 Class
No. 36 stored at Rockferry
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHenry Ivatt
BuilderInchicore
Build date1892—1894
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-2T
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,740 mm)
Trailing dia.3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm)
Length30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9,436 mm)
Axle load12.65 long tons (12.85 t)
Adhesive weight25.1 long tons (25.5 t)
Loco weight46.6 long tons (47.3 t)
Water cap.1,250 imp gal (5,700 L; 1,500 US gal)
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,530 lbf (42.39 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassF6 (Inchicore)
Number in class6
Numbers33—36, 41—42
LocaleIreland
Withdrawn1963

The GS&WR) Class 33 consisted of six 2-4-2T locomotives designed by Henry Ivatt for Kerry branch line services, especially tight radius curves of the branches to Kenmare and Valencia.

Numbers 33 and 42 were subsequently fitted with a bell for working the Cork City Railways. In their final years the class was mainly working in the Cork area, At the end of steam in the 1959 number 42 was to be found in the Dublin area.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Clements & McMahon (2008), p. 63.
  2. ^ Murray & McNeill (1976), pp. 97, 148–149, 193.
  3. ^ Clements, McMahon & O'Rourke (2020), p. 162.
  4. ^ Boocock (2009), p. 22.
  • Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). Locomotive Compendium Ireland (1st ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711033603.
  • Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.
  • Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael; O'Rourke, Alan (2020). Locomotives of the Great Southern and Western Railway. County Louth: Collon Publishing. ISBN 9781527270282.
  • Murray, K. A.; McNeill, D. B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051. OCLC 3069424.

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