G&SWR 105 Class

G&SWR 105 Class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Patrick Stirling
Builder R & W Hawthorn
Build date 1856
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration 0-4-2
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Trailing dia 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase 6 ft 10.5 in (2.096 m) + 6 ft 2.5 in (1.892 m)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinders two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
Career
Withdrawn 1875-1876
Disposition All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 105 class is a class of four 0-4-2 steam locomotives designed in 1856.

Development

Four examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built at R & W Hawthorn (Works Nos. 950-3) between January and May 1856. They were numbered 105-108.[1] The members of the class were fitted with domed boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Seven further examples were built in 1857 with a longer 7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m) + 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) wheelbase as the 9 class.

Withdrawal

The 105 class were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1884 and 1887.

References

  1. ↑ Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 139.


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