GS&WR Sambo

The GS&WR Class L2[1] Sambo was an 0-4-2 saddle tank engine used by the GSR of Ireland. The original "Sambo" model was a rebuild of an old Wakefield locomotive but in 1912; Maunsell designed the saddle. The model was sent for scrap in 1962.[2]

GS&WR Class L2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerMaunsell
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-4-2
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Career
OperatorsGS&WRGSR
NicknamesSambo
Delivered1912
Scrapped1962

Notes

  1. "GSR Class L2". National Library of Ireland on Flickr. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. Spare Link (Winter 1995–96). "The Last Days Of Steam At Inchicore" (PDF). Five Foot Three. Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. 42. Retrieved 21 April 2015.


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