G&SWR 58 Class

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 58 class is a class of six 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed in 1862. They were Patrick Stirling’s third 0-6-0 design for the railway.

G&SWR 58 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderKilmarnock Locomotive Works 6 locomotives
Neilson and Company 20 locomotives
Build date1866-1869
Total produced26
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Wheelbase7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) + 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Loco weight31 LT 9.25 cwt (70,476 lb; 31.967 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.1,500 imp gal (6,800 L; 1,800 US gal)
Boiler pressure120 psi (0.83 MPa)
Cylinderstwo
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1890-1922
DispositionAll scrapped

Development

The original six examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by Kilmarnock Locomotive Works (Works Nos. between 37 and 46) in 1866 and 1867. They were numbered 58, 94 and 99-102.[1] The members of the class were fitted with a Stirling cab and a Giffard injector.domeless boilers and safety valves over the firebox, which were later replaced by those of Ramsbottom design over the centre of the boiler following a boiler explosion at Springhill in 1876.[2] Two further series of ten locomotives each were built by Neilson and Company in 1867 and 1869, (Works Nos. 1317-26, and 1443–52), numbered 160-169 and 172-181.

Withdrawal

The locomotives were withdrawn between 1890 and 1922.

References
  1. Baxter 1984, pp. 142–143.
  2. Baxter 1984, pp. 138–140.
  • 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.
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