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GS&WR Class 1

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GS&WR 1 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSharp, Stewart and Company
Build date1845 (Approx)
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1,680 mm)
Cylinder size15 in × 20 in (381 mm × 508 mm)
Career
OperatorsGS&WR
Number in class20
Numbers1—20
LocaleIreland
[1]: 142 

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 1 (Or perhaps more simply engine numbers 1 to 20) consisted of half of the initial order of 40 passenger locomotives ordered for the GS&WR and which entered service between approximately 1845 and 1847. The double-frame design was typical of the locomotives Sharp, Stewart and Company of Manchester, England were producing for other railways.[1]: 142 

References

  1. ^ a b Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051.