G&SWR 8 Class

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 8 class were a class of sixteen 2-4-0 steam locomotives built between 1868 and 1870.

G&SWR 8 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Stirling (1835–1917)
BuilderKilmarnock Locomotive Works
Build date1868–1870
Total produced15
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 7 in (1.09 m)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Wheelbase7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) + 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Loco weight31 long tons 4.25 cwt (69,900 lb or 31.7 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure130 psi (896 kPa)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsGlasgow and South Western Railway
Class8
Withdrawn1900–1917
DispositionAll scrapped

The sixteen examples of this class were designed by James Stirling for the GSWR and were built at Kilmarnock Locomotive Works (Works Nos. 49 and 54-67) between 1868 and 1870. They were numbered irregularly, and not in chronological order between 8 and 183, to fill gaps in the sequence of running numbers.[1] The members of the class were fitted with domeless boilers and a cut away cab. They were fitted with spring balance type safety valves, but this was replaced by those of the Ramsbottom design over the centre of the boiler.[1]

Withdrawal

The bulk of the class, including all the rebuilds were scrapped between 1900 and 1905 but two survived until 1913 and 1917 respectively.

References
  1. Baxter 1984, p. 144.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing.
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