GNRI Class PG

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Great Northern Railway
Classes PG, QG, QLG and QNG
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerC. Clifford
Serial number
  • 10,11,100−103,151 (PG)
  • 152-155 (QG)
  • 119, 158-165 (QLG)
  • 38, 39, 112 (GNQ)
Build date1899—1911
Total produced28
Specifications
Configuration:
 • 
CIÉ
Number in class28
[1]

Great Northern Railway Classes PG, QG, QLG and QNG[a] were a series of 0-6-0 freight locomotives introduced from 1899 by Charles Clifford.[1]

History

The PG class was introduced in December 1899 by Charles Clifford with 4 feet 7 inches (1.40 m) driving wheels and 18+12 by 24 inches (47 cm × 61 cm) cylinders.[2] The QG's introduced in 1904 were 1 foot 6 inches (0.46 m) longer than the PG with 18+12 by 26 inches (47 cm × 66 cm) cylinders weighed in 2 tons heavier.[3] The key changed with the QLG class introduced in 1906 was a 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) wide boiler.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ There are variations in the class designations, sometimes LQG is used for QLG for example

References

  1. ^ a b Boocock (2009), pp. 73−75.
  2. ^ Johnston (1999), pp. 81–82.
  3. ^ Johnston (1999), p. 83.
  4. ^ Johnston (1999), pp. 83–84.
  • Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. .
  • Johnston, Norman (1999). Locomotives of the GNRI. .