DWWR 2

The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 2, built in 1885, was the predecessor to a total of eleven 2-4-0T locomotives to emerge from Grand Canal Street railway works between 1885 and 1896.[2]

DW&WR 2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerR. Cronin
BuilderGrand Canal Street
Build date1885–1896
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0T
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 8 in (1,120 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1,680 mm)
Length29 ft 8 in (9,040 mm)
Axle load14.5 long tons (14.7 t)
Loco weight40 long tons (41 t)
Water cap.800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal)
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,700 lbf (56.49 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassG1 (Inchicore)
Power classO/N T
Number in class11
Numbers
  • 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 28, 45–47, 49
  • 423-425 (GSR/CIÉ)
LocaleIreland
Withdrawn1955
As re-built 1912[2]

Nos. 1, 6, 7 and 10, built between 1892 and 1896, had detail differences between them,[2] Ahrons describes them as having a more modern appearance.[3]: 48 

Locomotive No. 10 (St. Seneanus) was rebuilt as 2-4-2T in 1903. Nos. 28 (St. Lawrence), 45 (St. Kieran), and 46 (Princess Mary) were also rebuilt later in 1909/10.[2]

On review following amalgamation into Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1925, Nos. 1, 2 and 6 were promptly withdrawn despite No. 2 having received a new boiler in 1914. The remaining four engines Nos. 7, 9, 47 and 49 were designated GSR class 423/G1 and allocated the numbers 426, 424, 425 and 423 respectively. Unlike the other survivors, No. 426 had not been re-boilered in 1914–1916 and it was withdrawn in 1926.[2]

References
  1. Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. pp. 37, 40. ISBN 9780711033603.
  2. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 131–135. ISBN 9781906578268.
  3. Ahrons, E. L. (1954). L. L. Asher (ed.). Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century". Vol. six. W Heffer & Sons Ltd.
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