GS&WR Sambo
| GS&WR Class L2 | |
|---|---|
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GSR Class L2, seen in Kingsbridge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin, in 1959. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Maunsell |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 0-4-2 |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | GS&WR → GSR |
| Nicknames | Sambo |
| Delivered | 1912 |
| Scrapped | 1962 |
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The GS&WR Class L2[1] Sambo was an 0-4-2 saddle tank engine used by the GSR of Ireland. The original "Sambo" model was a rebuild of an old Wakefield locomotive but in 1912; Maunsell designed the saddle. The model was sent for scrap in 1962. [2]
Notes
- ↑ "GSR Class L2". National Library of Ireland on Flickr. September 6, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Spare Link" (Winter 1995/96). "The Last Days Of Steam At Inchicore" (PDF). FIVE FOOT THREE (Railway Preservation Society of Ireland) 42. Retrieved April 21, 2015. Check date values in:
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