G&SWR 2 Class

G&SWR 2 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderKilmarnock Locomotive Works
Build date1857-1860
Total produced13
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 21 in (410 mm × 530 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1874-1875
DispositionAll scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 2 class was a class of thirteen 2-2-2 steam locomotives designed in 1857 by Patrick Stirling and intended for express passenger duties.

Development

Patrick Stirling was appointed locomotive superintendent of the GSWR in 1853 and set about designing the new Kilmarnock Locomotive Works which was opened in 1856. This was his first class to be built at the works (Works Nos. 1–13).[1] Most members of the class had domeless boilers but some may have had domed boilers and column type safety valves above the firebox.

Withdrawal

The class were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1874 and 1880.

References

  1. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 138.
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