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G&SWR 105 Class

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G&SWR 105 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderR & W Hawthorn
Build date1856
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase6 ft 10.5 in (2.096 m) + 6 ft 2.5 in (1.892 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1875-1876
DispositionAll scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 105 class was 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The 105 class were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1884 and 1887.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. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 139.