DWWR 67

Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 67 (Rathmore) was a 4-4-0 locomotive built in 1905 at Beyer, Peacock and Company. It was accompanied by engine 68 (Rathcoole) from the same maker.[2] They became the DW&WR's flagship passenger locomotives.

DW&WR 67
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerR. Cronin
BuilderBeyer Peacock
Serial number4645/6
Build date1905
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 1 in (1,850 mm)
Length33 ft (10,000 mm) (est.)
Axle load15 long tons (15 t)
Loco weight43.3 long tons (44.0 t)
Water cap2,600 imp gal (12,000 l; 3,100 US gal)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,700 lbf (69.84 kN)
Career
Operators
[1]
ClassD8 (Inchicore)
Power classN/M
Number in class2
Numbers67 (GSR 454), 68
LocaleIreland
Withdrawn1949
[2]

Background

The locomotives were acquired in 1905 about the time DW&WR network expansion to Waterford was complete. They joined the DW&WR's other four 4-4-0s which had been in service for 10 years.

History

The build quality of No. 67 was found to be wanting. It required a new front tube plate after only four years and it transpired the DW&WR had required Beyer-Peacock to cut costs. No. 68 was regarded as somewhat the better engine.[2] No. 68 was targeted hijacked and severely damaged in a head-on collision on 23 January 1923 at Palace East during the Civil War. Everyone had been disembarked from the affected trains first and there were no injuries.[3]

On amalgamation to Great Southern Railways in 1925 the remaining engine was renumbered and made the only member of Class 454/D8. A 1948 C.I.E. report described it as "A nondescript engine and the only engine of its class, consequently difficult to place: otherwise it is a fair medium powered passenger engine". It was withdrawn the following year.[2]

gollark: You aren't allowed to get an `a` from an `IO a`, for instance.
gollark: It's implemented that way.
gollark: > if you can get a from f a then why cant you just get rid of the fYou cannot do so in all cases.
gollark: I mean, the applicative one reshuffled a bit.
gollark: That would just be the applicative one.

References
  1. Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 41. ISBN 9780711033603.
  2. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 129–132, 146. ISBN 9781906578268.
  3. Baker, Michael H. C. (1972). Irish Railways since 1916. Ian Allen. p. 37. ISBN 0711002827.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.