DWWR 13

Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 13 was an 0-6-0 goods locomotive built in 1904 at Grand Canal Street railway works and was followed by four more of the same class, two being contracted to Beyer, Peacock and Company.[2]

DW&WR 13
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerR. Cronin
Builder
Build date1904–1910
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1,550 mm)
Axle load13.85 long tons (14.07 t)
Loco weight43.6 long tons (44.3 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 effort18,790 lbf (83.58 kN)
Career
Operators[1]
Class442/J8 (Inchicore)
Power classC/E
Number in class5
Numbers
  • 13,14,18,65,66
  • 442-446 (GSR/CIÉ)
LocaleIreland
Withdrawn1957
No. 13 As built[2]

Design

These followed on from the 0-6-0s Nos. 17 and 36 built around the turn of the century but were more powerful and standardised. The first engine, No. 13 (Waterford) in 1904, and the last engine, No. 18 (Limerick) in 1910, both had large sliding cab sheets. The engines constructed in 1905, No. 14 (Enniscorthy) and the Beyer-Peacock pair Nos. 65 and 66 (Cork and Dublin) had large sliding cab windows. No. 18 which was constructed last after a gap in 1910 included some parts from the earlier 4-2-0 No. 18. Being excellent steamers with good ergonomics, suspension and ride they were generally liked by crews and a 1948 C.I.É. report complimented them: DSER edition of Standard Goods (Class 101): quite good.[2] Their successors, the Nos. 15 and 16 were originally meant to be enlarged version of this class but axle loading and the length of the Harcourt Street turntable led their designer Wild to a 260 mogul design that received the even more excellent report: One of the best Goods on the system, very powerful and reliable with low axleload. Unfortunately only two in class.[2]:151–152

Service

The main duties were goods services on the Wexford and Waterford via the DW&WR's route via Macmine junction which opened in 1905.[2] They also handled the day goods from Waterford to Dublin and found occasional use on passenger services and excursions.[2]

On the merger to the Great Southern Railways in 1925 there numbers were changed from 13, 14, 18, 65 and 66 to 442 through 446 respectively. While 442 was withdrawn in 1930 only 5 years after receiving a new boiler the remaining 5 locomotives lasted until 1955–1957 by which time CIÉ 1,200hp A and 500hp C diesels had been introduced.[2]

References

  1. Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 39. ISBN 9780711033603.
  2. Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 129–132, 142, 143. ISBN 9781906578268.
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