GS&WR 0-6-4T

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-4T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.384 m)
Axle load	12 long tons 13 cwt (28,300 lb or 12.9 t)
Loco weight	51 long tons 6 cwt (114,900 lb or 52.1 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 10 cwt (5,600 lb or 2.5 t)
Water cap.	2,540 imp gal (11,500 L; 3,050 US gal)
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	103.5 sq ft (9.62 m2)
• Tubes	900 sq ft (84 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Alexander McDonnell
Builder	Inchicore Works
Build date	1876–1880
Total produced	6

Great Southern & Western Railway
0-6-4T
Great Southern & Western Railway; 0-6-4T
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Alexander McDonnell
Builder	Inchicore Works
Build date	1876–1880
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-4T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.384 m)
Axle load	12 long tons 13 cwt (28,300 lb or 12.9 t)
Loco weight	51 long tons 6 cwt (114,900 lb or 52.1 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 10 cwt (5,600 lb or 2.5 t)
Water cap.	2,540 imp gal (11,500 L; 3,050 US gal)
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	103.5 sq ft (9.62 m2)
• Tubes	900 sq ft (84 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,200 lbf (80.96 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	GS&WR → GSR
Class	203
Numbers	201–202, 203–206
Withdrawn	1928, 1940
Disposition	All scrapped
	Details refer to No. 203 as built.

The (GS&WR) 0-6-4T were a set of 6 locomotives of two variants of the 0-6-4T arrangement designed by Alexander McDonnell.^[1] When introduced in 1876 it was the first use of a 0-6-4 configuration in the British Isles.^[2] The final four locomotives were to be designated GS&WR Class 203.

Design

The design utilised many existing components of the existing 0-6-0T and 0-4-4T designs. 18x24in cylinders were already being retrofitted to existing goods engines to cope with existing traffic needs.^[2] The first two locomotives, Nos. 201 and 202, were built as back tanks holding water above the rear bogie and were particularly noted for adhesion problems with little weight on the front driving wheels. The subsequent batch of four in 1880 were built with side tanks and being four tons heavier gave some improvement in adhesion.^[3]

Service

Experience with the 0-6-4T tanks was unusually disappointing for a McDonnel design. Experience at Cork has shown they were extremely prone to slipping while the long frames and wheelbase were problematic in the tight curves of marshalling sidings; with the powerful thrust of the large cylinders not being able to be utillised.^[2] Ivatt and Aspinall were to address these issues in a 0-6-0T design that was to become known as the GS&WR Class 201.^[2]

Withdrawals

The first two, Nos. 201 and 202, were withdrawn relatively early and their numbers reallocated to a pair of members of GS&WR Class 201 built in 1895 some eight years after the first four.^[1]^[a] No. 204 was rebuilt as a 0-6-0T in 1914. No. 205 and 206 were withdrawn in 1928 with No 203 lasting until 1940.^[1]

Notes and references

Notes

^ On withdrawal in 1895 these locomotives saw departmental use having names in place of their numbers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Clements, Jeremy & McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. pp. 84–87. ISBN 978-1-906578-26-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bulleid, H.A.V. (1967). The Aspinall Era. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 34−35,40,73.
^ Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. p. 193. ISBN 0904078051.

[4] On withdrawal in 1895 these locomotives saw departmental use having names in place of their numbers

[JCMM-203-1] Clements, Jeremy & McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. pp. 84–87. ISBN 978-1-906578-26-8.

[AspEra-2] Bulleid, H.A.V. (1967). The Aspinall Era. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 34−35,40,73.

[MurrayMcNeill-3] Murray, K. A.; McNeil, D.B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. p. 193. ISBN 0904078051.

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