G&SWR 99 Class

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G&SWR 99 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Patrick Stirling
Builder R and W Hawthorn
Build date1855
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 0-2-2-0
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Loco weight28 LT 9.75 cwt (63,812 lb; 28.945 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders two
Cylinder size 15 in × 20 in (380 mm × 510 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1866-1867
DispositionAll scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 99 class was a class of four 0-2-2-0 steam locomotives designed in 1855.

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Development

Four examples of class designed by Patrick Stirling were built for the GSWR by R and W Hawthorn between April and August 1855. [1] Little is known about the class which is variously described as having a "dummy crank" [2] or a "crank axle." [1]

Withdrawal

The members of the class were apparently not successful, and all were withdrawn by James Stirling during 1866 and 1867.

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References

  1. 1 2 Baxter 1984, p. 139.
  2. ↑ Baxter 1977, p. 26.
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