GS&WR Class 33

GS&WR 33 Class
No 42 being serviced at Broadstone shed 1961
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer H. A. Ivatt
Builder Inchicore
Build date 1892—1894
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-4-2T
Gauge 5 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)
Length 30 ft 11 1⁄2 in (9,436 mm)
Axle load 12.65 long tons (12.85 t)
Adhesive weight 25.1 long tons (25.5 t)
Loco weight 46.6 long tons (47.3 t)
Water cap 1,250 imp gal (5,700 l; 1,500 US gal)
Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 9,530 lbf (42.39 kN)
Career
Operators
Class F6 (Inchicore)
Number in class 6
Numbers 33—36, 41—42
Locale Ireland
Withdrawn 1963
[1]:63

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 33 consisted of six 2-4-2T locomotives designed by Henry Ivatt for Kerry branch line services. Numbers 33 and 42 were subsequently fitted with a bell for working the Cork City Railways.[1]:63 In there final years the class was mainly working in the Cork area,[2]At the end of steam in the 1959 number 42 was to be found in the Dublin area.

References

  1. 1 2 Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.
  2. ↑ Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 22. ISBN 9780711033603.
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