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G&SWR 9 Class

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G&SWR 9 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderNeilson and Company
Build date1857
Total produced7
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)
Wheelbase7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m) + 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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) 9 class was a class of seven 0-4-2 steam locomotives designed in 1857, as an enlarged version of the 105 class.

Development

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The seven examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by Neilson and Company (Works Nos. 398-404) between November and December 1857. They were numbered 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 30, and 33.[1] The members of the class were fitted with domed boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Withdrawal

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No 174 was withdrawn after an accident at Dalbeattie in 1874, and No.20 suffered a boiler explosion at Springhill, Glasgow in March 1876. The remainder were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1874 and 1876.

References

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  1. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. pp. 139–140.