GS&WR Class 362

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 362 consisted of a six 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Robert Coey and built between 1905 and 1907 for goods traffic. It was designed to be more powerful than the preceding class 355 0-6-0 and used the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, the first design to do so in Ireland, to achieve an axle loading of under 16 long tons (16 t). Engine 366 was displayed at the 1907 Dublin Exhibition. Issues included being too long for some turntables, a tendency for rough riding at speed and incidents of derailment due to lack of weight on the forward bogie. The class did not compare favourably with class 355 when the former were converted to the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement and were withdrawn by 1931.[1]^:121–122

GSWR Class 362
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Robert Coey Builder Inchicore Build date 1905—1907 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (910 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 1 ^3⁄4 in (1,568 mm) Length 33 ft 6 ^3⁄4 in (10,230 mm) Loco weight 44.1 long tons (44.8 t) Water cap 3,345 imp gal (15,210 l; 4,017 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in^2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 19 ^1⁄4 in × 26 in (489 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 21,230 lbf (94.44 kN)
Career Operators GS&WR GSR Class B3 (Inchicore) Power class C Number in class 2 Numbers 362—367 Nicknames Long Toms Locale Ireland Withdrawn 1928—1931
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There is a detailed O Gauge model of engine 362 in the Fry model railway collection.[1]^:380

References

1. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.