Locomotives of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway
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The DNGR crest.
The locomotives of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway were all 0-6-0ST (saddle tanks), with inside cylinders, to the designs of LNWR Chief Mechanical Engineer, John Ramsbottom, the first three locomotives being built by the LNWR Crewe Works, England, in 1873. Later, to work the extension of the line to Newry, two similar locos were built at Crewe in 1876. The sixth and final locomotive was added in 1898. The locomotives were consecutively numbered, in order of building, from 1 to 6 and also carried names (see table). Locomotive No.5 Carlingford was withdrawn in 1928 and scrapped.
During World War II three of the remaining 5 locomotives were loaned to the L.M.S. Northern Counties Committee for shunting duties around York Road, Belfast but were returned due to not being satisfactory to NCC's needs. The line closed on 31 December 1951, and although the stock list showed 5 steam locomotives only one was serviceable, No. 2 Greenore. Also on the final stock list was a petrol railcar. No. 1 'Macrory' lay in store at Adelaide, Belfast for possible preservation but was scrapped. The remaining 4 locomotives 2 'Greenore', 3 'Dundalk', 4 'Newry' and 6 'Holyhead' were scrapped by Hammond Land Foundry in Sutton, Co. Dublin.
Locomotives
Number
Name
Crewe Works No.
Date built
Notes
1
Macrory
1509
1873
scrapped in Adelaide, Belfast
2
Greenore
1510
1873
scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
3
Dundalk
1511
1873
scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
4
Newry
1962
1876
scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
5
Carlingford
1963
1876
Withdrawn 1928
6
Holyhead
3877
1898
scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
Livery was black
Preservation
Consideration was given to the preservation of locomotive No.1 Macrory but, in the end, no locomotives were preserved. It is believed that this is due to an incorrect belief among those in charge of its fate that the locomotive was of a different track gauge to the rest of Ireland, due to the fact that it was built and owned by a British company.[citation needed] Only a 6-wheel composite coach was saved and can now be found in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Co. Down. However, a GNR(I) 2-4-2T JT class locomotive, No. 93, which worked on the Greenore line has also been preserved and is displayed with the DNGR coach in Cultra. All the locomotive nameplates are also preserved.
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