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Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Classes 1,2,3,4,5 and 13 were 2-2-2 locomotives acquired over the period 1847-1862 serving the railway in its formative years.[1]
MGWR Class 1
The MGWR Class 1 were supplied by Thomas Grendon and Company from April 1847 with Dunsandle performing the trials and opening run.[1] These engines were a replacement for a cancelled order from J & R Mallet of Seville Ironworks Dublin and arrived before the earlier order for MGWR Class 2 from Fairbairn. Juno was later converted into a 2-2-2T tank locomotive.[1][2]
| MGWR No. | Name | Introduced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dunsandle | 1847 | 1871 |
| 8 | Vesta | 1847 | 1870 |
| 9 | Venus | 1847 | 1869 |
| 10 | Luna | 1847 | 1869 |
| 11 | Juno | 1847 | 1867 |
| 30 | Pallas | 1847 | 1875 |
| 3 | Falcon | 1847 | 1875 |
MGWR Class 2
Fairbairn supplied 6 engines in response to a quote in 1846, the engines being delivered from June 1847. They seem to have accumulated less average mileages than MGWR Class 1 and were withrawn within 10 years apart from Orion which was converted to a tank engine in 1852.[1]
| MGWR No. | Name | Introduced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orion | 1847 | 1860 |
| 2 | Mars | 1847 | 1856 |
| 3 | Saturn | 1847 | 1856 |
| 4 | Mercury | 1847 | 1856 |
| 5 | Jupiter | 1847 | 1856 |
| 6 | Sirius | 1847 | 1856 |
MGWR Class 3
The six MGWR Class 3 locomotives were also supplied by Fairbairn in 1848. Built to a different design they had a longer service life than the Fairbairn Class 2.[1]
| MGWR No. | Name | Introduced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Heron | 1848 | 1873 |
| 13 | Condor | 1848 | 1873 |
| 14 | Petrel | 1848 | 1875 |
| 15 | Pelican | 1848 | 1873 |
| 16 | Cygnet | 1848 | 1873 |
| 17 | Ouzel→Snipe | 1848 | 1875 |
MGWR Class 4
The MGWR Class 4 from Fairbairn were 2-2-2 Well Tank locomotives ordered for the MGWR's Galway extension in 1851. One of the original order of 4 was believed to have been sent to Brazil. They had a long service life of nearly 50 years with some remaining in use as stationary boilers up to 1906.[1]
| MGWR No. | Name | Introduced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fairy→Bee | 1851 | 1897 |
| 28 | Titania→Elf | 1851 | 1897 |
| 29 | Ariel→Fairy | 1851 | 1897 |
MGWR Class 5
With the exception of Class 13 all subsequent locomotive builds for the MGWR were of engines with the driving wheels connected by coupling rods for better adhesion. The MGWR Class 5 engines were themselves rebuilt as 2-4-0s beforce withdrawal and renumbered in the range 88-93.[1]
| MGWR No. | Name | Introduced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Eclipse | 1851 | 1880 |
| 19 | Childers | 1851 | 1872 |
| 20 | Arabian | 1851 | 1873 |
| 21 | Voltiguer | 1851 | 1873 |
| 22 | Harpaway | 1852 | 1873 |
| 23 | Birdcatcher | 1852 | 1873 |
MGWR Class 13
The final set of six 2-2-2 passenger locomotives for the MGWR designated Class 13 built by R & W Hawthorn of Leith, Scotland. They had double-sandwich frames, outside springs and 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm) cylinders.[1] Their driving wheels at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) were the largest of any MGWR 2-2-2 locomotive. They were renumbered 43-48 between 1871 and 1873 switching the number range with MGWR Class 12 so all passenger engines could be brought into the number range 1 to 48.[1][3]: 54 Their final years saw them displaced from main line to branch services.[1][3]: 54
| MGWR No. | Name | Maker No. | Introduced | Withdrawn | Renumber[3]: 54 [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Queen | 1170 | 1862 | 1880/5 | 45 |
| 50 | Viceroy | 1171 | 1862 | 1884/7 | 47 |
| 51 | Leinster | 1172 | 1862 | 1886 | 43 |
| 52 | Munster | 1173 | 1862 | 1884/7 | 46 |
| 53 | Ulster | 1174 | 1862 | 1886/7 | 44 |
| 54 | Connaught | 1175 | 1862 | 1887 | 48 |
Notes
- ^ Assumes name remained with same engine with early 1870s renumbering
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 12, 82–84, 123, 131. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
- ^ "Midland Great Western Railway". STEAMINDEX. Grendon 2-2-2 locomotives. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Ahrons, E. L. (1954). L. L. Asher (ed.). Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century". Vol. six. W Heffer & Sons Ltd. p. 42.