MGWR Class 1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Grendon; Fairbairn; Longridge; Hawthorn
Build date	1846-1862

MGWR 1,2,3,4,5,13 classes
MGWR 1,2,3,4,5,13 classes
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Grendon; Fairbairn; Longridge; Hawthorn
Build date	1846-1862
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
Locale	Ireland

Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Classes 1,2,3,4,5 and 13 were 2-2-2 locomotives acquired over the period 1847-1862.^[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. These engines were a replacement for a cancelled order from J & R Mallet of Seville Ironworks Dublin and arrived before the earlier order for Class 2 from Fairbairn. Juno was converted into a 2-2-2T tank locomotive.^[1]

MGWR No.	Name	Introduced	Withdrawn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 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MGWR No.	Name	Introduced	Withdrawn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 MGWR Class 3 Fairbairn engines supplied 6 more engines to a different design in 1848, 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MGWR No.	Name	Introduced	Withdrawn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 [[[William Fairbairn & Sons|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, 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MGWR No.	Name	Introduced	Withdrawn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. These 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 locomotives for the MGWR were built by Class 5 were built by Hawthorns. They were renmber 43-48 in 1873 and displaced to branch line services.^[1]

MGWR No.	Name	Introduced	Withdrawn
49	Queen	1862	1880/5
50	Viceroy	1862	1884/7
51	Leinster	1862	1886
52	Munster	1862	1884/7
53	Ulster	1862	1886/7
54	Connaught	1862	1887

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 82–84, 123. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.

[[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]] [[Category:5 ft 3 in gauge locomotives]] [[Category:Steam locomotives of Ireland]] [[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1847]] [[Category:Midland Great Western Railway]]

[ES-222-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 82–84, 123. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.

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