MGWR Class 1

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.[2]

MGWR 1,2,3,4,5,13 classes
Class 13 R&W Hawthorn No. 49 at Castlebar
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1846-1852, 1862[lower-alpha 1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2[lower-alpha 1]
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1,700 mm)
Frame typeinside
Fuel typeCoke
Tender cap.1,200 imp gal (5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size14 in × 18 in (356 mm × 457 mm)
Career
OperatorsMidland Great Western Railway (MGWR)
LocaleIreland
Details for Class 1 (Grendon)[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.[2] 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.[2][3]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
7Dunsandle18471871
8Vesta18471870
9Venus18471869
10Luna18471869
11Juno18471867
30Pallas18471875
33Falco18471875

[2]

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.[2]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
1Orion18471860
2Mars18471856
3Saturn18471856
4Mercury18471856
5Jupiter18471856
6Sirius18471856

[2]

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.[2]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
12Heron18481873
13Condor18481873
14Petrel18481875
15Pelican18481873
16Cygnet18481873
17Ouzel→Snipe18481875

[2]

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.[2]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
27Fairy→Bee18511897
28Titania→Elf18511897
29Ariel→Fairy18511897

[2]

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.[2]

MGWR No. Name Introduced Withdrawn
18Eclipse18511880
19Childers18511872
20Arabian18511873
21Voltiguer18511873
22Harpaway18521873
23Birdcatcher18521873

[2]

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.[2] 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.[2][4]} Their final years saw them displaced from main line to branch services.[2][4]

MGWR No. Name Maker No. Introduced Withdrawn Renumber[4][lower-alpha 2]
49Queen117018621880/545
50Viceroy117118621884/747
51Leinster11721862188643
52Munster117318621884/746
53Ulster117418621886/744
54Connaught11751862188748

Notes
  1. Refers to all MGWR 2-2-2 locomotives
  2. Assumes name remained with same engine with early 1870s renumbering

References
  1. Shepherd (1966), p. 82.
  2. Shepherd (1994), pp. 12,82-84,123,131.
  3. "Midland Great Western Railway". STEAMINDEX. Grendon 2-2-2 locomotives. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. Ahrons (1954), p. 54.

Sources
  • Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ahrons, E. L. (1954). L. L. Asher (ed.). Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century". six. W Heffer & Sons Ltd.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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