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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Withdrawn |
7 | Dunsandle | 1847 | 1871 |
8 | Vesta | 1847 | 1870 |
9 | Venus | 1847 | 1869 |
10 | Luna | 1847 | 1869 |
11 | Juno | 1847 | 1867 |
30 | Pallas | 1847 | 1875 |
3 | Falcon | 1847 | 1875 |
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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Withdrawn |
1 | Orion | 1847 | 1860 |
2 | Mars | 1847 | 1856 |
3 | Saturn | 1847 | 1856 |
4 | Mercury | 1847 | 1856 |
5 | Jupiter | 1847 | 1856 |
6 | Sirius | 1847 | 1856 |
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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Withdrawn |
12 | Heron | 1848 | 1873 |
13 | Condor | 1848 | 1873 |
14 | Petrel | 1848 | 1875 |
15 | Pelican | 1848 | 1873 |
16 | Cygnet | 1848 | 1873 |
17 | Ouzel→Snipe | 1848 | 1875 |
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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Withdrawn |
27 | Fairy→Bee | 1851 | 1897 |
28 | Titania→Elf | 1851 | 1897 |
29 | Ariel→Fairy | 1851 | 1897 |
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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 |
18 | Eclipse | 1851 | 1880 |
19 | Childers | 1851 | 1872 |
20 | Arabian | 1851 | 1873 |
21 | Voltiguer | 1851 | 1873 |
22 | Harpaway | 1852 | 1873 |
23 | Birdcatcher | 1852 | 1873 |
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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 |
49 | Queen | 1170 | 1862 | 1880/5 |
50 | Viceroy | 1171 | 1862 | 1884/7 |
51 | Leinster | 1172 | 1862 | 1886 |
52 | Munster | 1173 | 1862 | 1884/7 |
53 | Ulster | 1174 | 1862 | 1886/7 |
54 | Connaught | 1175 | 1862 | 1887 |
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References
- 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.
- ↑ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. p. 12. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
- ↑ "Midland Great Western Railway". STEAMINDEX. Grendon 2-2-2 locomotives. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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