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G&SWR 46 Class

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G&SWR 46 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderKilmarnock Locomotive Works
Build date1862-1863
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Loco weight30 LT 6 cwt (30.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure125 psi (0.86 MPa)
Cylinderstwo
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1888-1893
DispositionAll scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 46 class was a class of six 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed in 1862. They were Patrick Stirling’s second 0-6-0 design for the railway.

Development

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The six examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by Kilmarnock Locomotive Works (Works Nos. R4-R9) in 1864. They were numbered 46–51.[1] The members of the class were fitted with domeless boilers and safety valves over the firebox, and weatherboards rather than cabs.[1]

Withdrawal

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The locomotives were withdrawn between 1888 and 1893.

References

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  1. ^ a b Baxter 1984, p. 142.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923, volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-53-2. OCLC 59913101. OL 25432141M.