GS&WR Class 33

The GS&WR) Class 33 consisted of six 2-4-2T locomotives designed by Henry Ivatt for Kerry branch line services, especially tight radius curves of the branches to Kenmare and Valencia.

GS&WR 33 Class
No. 36 stored at Rockferry
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Henry Ivatt Builder Inchicore Build date 1892—1894 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2T Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,740 mm) Trailing dia. 3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm) Length 30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9,436 mm) Axle load 12.65 long tons (12.85 t) Adhesive weight 25.1 long tons (25.5 t) Loco weight 46.6 long tons (47.3 t) Water cap. 1,250 imp gal (5,700 L; 1,500 US gal) Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 9,530 lbf (42.39 kN)
Career Operators GS&WR GSR CIÉ Class F6 (Inchicore) Number in class 6 Numbers 33—36, 41—42 Locale Ireland Withdrawn 1963

Numbers 33 and 42 were subsequently fitted with a bell for working the Cork City Railways. In their final years the class was mainly working in the Cork area, At the end of steam in the 1959 number 42 was to be found in the Dublin area.

References

• Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). Locomotive Compendium Ireland (1st ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711033603.
• Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.
• Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael; O'Rourke, Alan (2020). Locomotives of the Great Southern and Western Railway. County Louth: Collon Publishing. ISBN 9781527270282.
• Murray, K. A.; McNeill, D. B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051. OCLC 3069424.