GS&WR Class 33

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] In their 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.

GS&WR 33 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerH. A. 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 cap1,250 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
[1]

References
  1. Clements & McMahon (2008), p. 63.
  2. Boocock (2009), p. 22.
  • Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). Locomotive Compendium Ireland (1st ed.). Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711033603.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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