Barry Railway Class A

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Barry Railway Class A
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer John Wolfe Barry
Builder Sharp Stewart
Build date1888
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0 T
   UIC C
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
Wheelbase 14 ft 5 in (4.394 m)
Loco weight45 long tons 6 cwt (101,500 lb or 46 t) (50.7 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in
457 mm × 660 mm
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,060 lbf (93.68 kN)
Career
Operators BRGWR
Delivered1888
Withdrawn1926–1932
DispositionAll scrapped

Barry Railway Class A were the first steam tank engines to be built for the Barry Railway in South Wales and had an 0-6-0 T wheel arrangement. They were designed by John Wolfe Barry and built by Sharp Stewart.

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Traffic duties

The locomotive was primarily intended for heavy shunting duties at Barry Docks and Nos. 1-4 were delivered to Barry for that purpose. One locomotive, No. 5 was the first to be delivered to Treforest Junction where it hauled the Engineer's Saloon at the northern end of the line; the through line to the docks not yet being completed. To perform this duty, No. 5 was fitted with a vacuum injector and train pipes. Because of this, No. 5 was used to pull the first passenger train between Barry Docks and Cogan when the line opened on 20 December 1888. The following year the Class C locomotives arrived and were specifically designed for passenger traffic, at which point the vacuum brake fittings were removed and No. 5 was sent to work with the other 4 locomotives of the class in the docks. [1]

Withdrawal

All five locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922. No. 1 (GWR 699) was withdrawn in April 1931 and sold to Coltness Iron Co Ltd in June 1932; it was cut up on site in March 1962. No. 2 (GWR 700) was withdrawn in October 1926 and sold to Guest, Keen Nettlefolds at Dowlais Steelworks in October 1927; it was scrapped in August 1950. No. 4 (GWR 703) was withdrawn in May 1932 and sold to Ocean Coal Co Ltd at Lady Windsor Colliery in Ynysybwl; it was scrapped in 1956. No. 3 (GWR 702) was withdrawn in April 1931 and placed on the sales list though never sold. No. 5 (GWR 706) was withdrawn in November 1930 but not offered for sale. None has been preserved. [2]

Numbering

YearQuantityManufacturerSerial NumbersBarry NumbersGWR NumbersNotes
18885 Sharp Stewart 3449–35531–5699–700, 702–703, 706

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References

  1. Barrie 1983, p. 169.
  2. Davies et al. 1966, pp. K27-28.