MGWR Class 1

MGWR 1,2,3,4,5,13 classes
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Grendon
Fairbairn
Longridge
Hawthorn
Build date 1846-1862
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-2-2
Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Career
Operators Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
Locale Ireland

Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Classes 1,2,3,4,5 and 13 were 2-2-2 locomotives acquired over the period 1847-1862 serving the railway in its formative years.[1]

MGWR Class 1

The MGWR Class 1 were supplied by Thomas Grendon and Company from April 1847 with Dunsandle performing the trials and opening run.[1][2] These engines were a replacement for a cancelled order from J & R Mallet of Seville Ironworks Dublin and arrived before the earlier order for MGWR Class 2 from Fairbairn. Juno was later converted into a 2-2-2T tank locomotive.[1][3]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
7Dunsandle18471871
8Vesta18471870
9Venus18471869
10Luna18471869
11Juno18471867
30Pallas18471875
3Falcon18471875

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MGWR Class 2

Fairbairn supplied 6 engines in response to a quote in 1846, the engines being delivered from June 1847. They seem to have accumulated less average mileages than MGWR Class 1 and were withrawn within 10 years apart from Orion which was converted to a tank engine in 1852.[1]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
1Orion18471860
2Mars18471856
3Saturn18471856
4Mercury18471856
5Jupiter18471856
6Sirius18471856

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MGWR Class 3

The six MGWR Class 3 locomotives were also supplied by Fairbairn in 1848. Built to a different design they had a longer service life than the Fairbairn Class 2.[1]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
12Heron18481873
13Condor18481873
14Petrel18481875
15Pelican18481873
16Cygnet18481873
17Ouzel→Snipe18481875

[1]

MGWR Class 4

The MGWR Class 4 from Fairbairn were 2-2-2 Well Tank locomotives ordered for the MGWR's Galway extension in 1851. One of the original order of 4 was believed to have been sent to Brazil. They had a long service life of nearly 50 years with some remaining in use as stationary boilers up to 1906.[1]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
27Fairy→Bee18511897
28Titania→Elf18511897
29Ariel→Fairy18511897

[1]

MGWR Class 5

With the exception of Class 13 all subsequent locomotive builds for the MGWR were of engines with the driving wheels connected by coupling rods for better adhesion. The MGWR Class 5 engines were themselves rebuilt as 2-4-0s beforce withdrawal and renumbered in the range 88-93.[1]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
18Eclipse18511880
19Childers18511872
20Arabian18511873
21Voltiguer18511873
22Harpaway18521873
23Birdcatcher18521873

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MGWR Class 13

The final set of six 2-2-2 locomotives for the MGWR designated Class 13 built by R & W Hawthorn of Leith, Scotland. They had 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm) cylinders and their driving wheels at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) were the largest of any MGWR 2-2-2 locomotive. They were renumbered 43-48 in 1873 and displaced to branch line services.[1]

MGWR No. Name Maker No. Introduced Withdrawn
49Queen117018621880/5
50Viceroy117118621884/7
51Leinster117218621886
52Munster117318621884/7
53Ulster117418621886/7
54Connaught117518621887

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 82–84, 123, 131. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
  2. ↑ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. p. 12. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
  3. ↑ "Midland Great Western Railway". STEAMINDEX. Grendon 2-2-2 locomotives. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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