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Class of 4 Irish 0-6-4T locomotives
Great Northern Railway class RT Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-4T Gauge 5 ft 3 in 1,600 mm )Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm) Loco weight 56 long tons 0 cwt (125,400 lb or 56.9 t) Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in2 (1,206.58 kPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Train heating Steam
Career Operators GNR(I) → UTA Number in class 4 Numbers GNRI: 22, 23, 166, 167 UTA: 22–25 Withdrawn 1958—1963 Disposition All scrapped
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Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Class RT were set of set of four 0-6-4T tank locomotives designed by Charles Clifford. The success of the first two in 1908 led to the order for two more in 1911. They were used for shunting and transfer work around the docks and railways of Belfast.[ 1]
^ a b Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 81. ISBN 9780711033603
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