Cork & Bandon 0-6-0 Beyer saddle tank

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C&BR Beyer–Peacock saddle tank
GSR Class 475
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
Serial number2046, 2156, 2902, 3288, 2629
Build date1881–1894
Total produced5
Rebuild date1922
Number rebuilt1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-6st
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Axle load12 long tons 10 cwt (28,000 lb or 12.7 t)
Loco weight35 long tons 15 cwt (80,100 lb or 36.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1 long ton 0 cwt (2,200 lb or 1 t)
Water cap.850 imp gal (3,900 L; 1,020 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area14 sq ft (1.3 m2)
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox77 sq ft (7.2 m2)
 • Tubes823 sq ft (76.5 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,290 lbf (68.01 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassInchicore: J21/J23/J24
Number in class5
Numbers
  • C&BR:5, 6, 12, 15, 16
  • GSR: 472–476
Withdrawn1925–1940
PreservedNone
DispositionAll scrapped Notes: Figures are for No. 6 as built, other class members haver differences.[1]

The Cork & Bandon 0-6-0 Beyer saddle tank was a class of five six-coupled locomotives supplied to the Cork and Bandon Railway (C&BR) (later Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway — CB&SCR) between 1881 and 1894 by Beyer, Peacock & Company.[2] They were, for a short while on introduction, to be the railway's principle motive power.[3]

History[edit]

From 1864, in what Shepherd describes as the C&BR's "second phase" of locomotive procurement, the C&BR had elected to predominately to purchase second-hand engines, with arguably results being less than successful overall.[4] Johnson, the C&BR's engineer, chose a different strategy by ordering a 0-6-0ST from BP; this being derived from their works No. 2131 design supplied to multiple British colleraries, the latter also being developed into the BP "3064" class which was widely sold across Europe and to the London and South Western Railway 330 class.[3]

At the time of their introduction, they became the prime motive power of the Railway, displacing 2-4-0T types that had previously fulfilled this role.[3]

When the CB&SCR was amalgamated to the Great Southern Railways in 1924–5 the locomotives were allocated new numbers: from 5, 6, 12, 16, and 17 to 475, 472, 474, 476, and 473 respectively.[2] The GSR was to withdraw 474 and 476 immediately; 472, 473 and 475 being allocated different class numbers J24, J22 and J21 on the basis of all three having slightly different wheel diameters.[5] The original engine, No. 6/475 had been rebuilt in 1922 and was the last to be withdrawn in 1940.[5]

After withdrawal, No. 475 was used for boiler washouts at Broadstone, Dublin until being scrapped in 1945; No. 472 was also used the same way at Inchicore before it too was scrapped.[3]

The CB&SCR turned to 4-4-0T and 4-6-0T types as its principal engines in the 1900s; a project with two 0-6-2ST purchased from Baldwin Locomotive Works (the first purchase in Ireland of an American locomotive) being unsuccessful due to operational problems.[6]

Design[edit]

The five locomotives were supplied over a 13-year period and ordered by 3 separate engineers, Conran(2), Johnston(1), and Johnston's son(2); the result being a number of design differences.[7] The first, No. 6, had Ramsbottom valves until rebuilt in 1922 with Salter valves like the remainder.[8] The first and last, nos. 6 and 17, possessed 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) diameter wheels as opposed to 4 ft 5 in (1,346 mm) on no. 12 and 4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm) on the other two.[8] There were also variations in bunkers, cabs, and external boiler fittings.[3] The class, as supplied, had a sloped smokebox door.[9]

Fleet[edit]

CB&SCR 0-6-0ST Beyer Peacock Fleet[8]
CB&SCR# GSR# Works# Class Built Withdrawn Notes
 5 475 2902 J21 1887 1939
 6 472 2046 J24 1881 1940 Rebuilt 1922
12 474 2156 J23 1882 1925
16 476 3288 J21 1890 1925
17 473 3629 J24 1894 1935

References[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Clements & McMahon 2008, pp. 165–166.
  2. ^ a b Rowledge 1993, pp. 84, 86.
  3. ^ a b c d e Clements & McMahon 2008, p. 166.
  4. ^ Shepherd 2005, pp. 100–104.
  5. ^ a b Clements & McMahon 2008, pp. 165–6.
  6. ^ Shepherd 2005, pp. 107–109.
  7. ^ Shepherd 2005, p. 106.
  8. ^ a b c Clements & McMahon 2008, p. 165.
  9. ^ Shepherd 2005, p. 107.

Sources[edit]

  • Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268. OCLC 547074718.
  • Rowledge, J. W. Peter (1993). Irish Steam Loco Register. Stockport, England: Irish Traction Group. ISBN 9780947773335. OCLC 30815253.
  • Shepherd, Ernie (2005). Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway. Hinckley: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-198-9. OCLC 57062763.
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