GS&WR Sambo

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GS&WR Class L2
GS&WR Class L2 Sambo.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Richard Maunsell
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-2ST
   UIC B1 nt
Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Career
Operators GS&WRGSR
NicknamesSambo
Delivered1912
Scrapped1962

The GS&WR Class L2 [1] Sambo was an 0-4-2 saddle tank engine used by the GSR of Ireland. The original "Sambo" model was a rebuild of an old Wakefield locomotive, but in 1912, Richard Maunsell had the locomotive rebuilt as a saddle tank. The engine was sent for scrap in 1962. [2]

Notes

  1. "GSR Class L2". National Library of Ireland on Flickr. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. Spare Link (Winter 1995–96). "The Last Days Of Steam At Inchicore" (PDF). Five Foot Three. 42. Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Retrieved 21 April 2015.