GNRI Class S
GNR(I) classes S and S2 | |
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Beyer, Peacock & Company | |
Build date | S: 1913 S2: 1915 |
Total produced | S: 5 S2: 3 |
Specifications | |
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Configuration: | |
• Whyte | 4-4-0 |
• UIC | 2′B h2 |
Gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
Driver dia. | 6 ft 7 in (2,007 mm) |
Cylinders | Two, inside |
Cylinder size | 19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm) |
Career | |
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Operators | GNR(I) » CIÉ / UTA |
Numbers | S: 170–174 S2: 190–192 |
Preserved | No. 171 |
Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class S was a class of five
All were built by
Fleet
Class | GNRI No. | Name | BP serial No. | Rebuilt | 1958 | Withdrawn | Notes |
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S | 170 | Errigal | 5628 | 1939 | CIÉ 170N | 1965 | |
S | 171 | Slieve Gullion | 5629 | 1938 | CIÉ 171N | 1965 | Preserved |
S | 172 | Slieve Donard | 5630 | 1938 | UTA 60 | 1965 | |
S | 173 | Galtee More |
5631 | 1938 | UTA 61 | 1964 | |
S | 174 | Carrantuohill |
5632 | 1939 | CIÉ 174N | 1965 | |
S2 | 190 | Lugnaquilla | 5901 | 1939 | UTA 62 | 1965 | Named in 1939 |
S2 | 191 | Croagh Patrick | 5902 | 1939 | CIÉ 191N | 1960 | Named in 1939 |
S2 | 192 | Slievenamon | 5903 | 1938 | UTA 63 | 1965 | Named in 1938 |
Names
The locomotives were delivered during a time when the GNRI was removing names from locomotives. The S class locomotives carried names from new, but gradually lost them, so by 1925, only 170 Errigal retained its name. This it lost in 1930.[2] The S2 locomotives were allocated the names Lugnaquilla, Carlingford, and Mount Hamilton, but they were never carried. With the introduction the class V locomotives in 1932, the GNRI revived the practice of naming locomotives; the S2 class acquired new names, and the S class regained their old ones as they went through the works for rebuilding in the late 1930s. All were named after mountains in Ireland.
1958 dispersal
Much of the GNR network was closed in 1957 and the remaining system was split between
CIÉ soon replaced its remaining steam locomotives with diesels and sold four of its former GNRI steam locomotives – all three S class and one VS class – to the UTA in 1963.[3]
The UTA based some of its S class locomotives in Belfast and used it to haul trains on the
Preservation
One member of the class, No. 171 Slieve Gullion, is preserved.[4] In preservation it has covered most of the Irish railway system, including many non-GNR(I) lines.
The locomotive was in service until 2002 when its boiler certificate expired. Growing Rural Opportunities Within (GROW) South Antrim is now funding the locomotive's restoration. In January 2014 the locomotive was transported to Railway Restoration North East Ltd in Shildon, County Durham, which began overhaul until they went insolvent.[4] The locomotive was rescued and returned to Whitehead and put in store in 2015.
As of September 2019, overhaul has recommenced at Whitehead, with boiler being lifted in October, and wheels removed from frames at the same time to allow wheels to be reprofiled, axle box work, and further work on the motion.
It is intended that 171 replaces 85 when its boiler ticket expires.
Model
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See also
References
- ^ Rowledge 1993, pp. 36, 38, 56, 114.
- ^ Rowledge 1993, p. 38.
- ^ Rowledge 1993, p. 56.
- ^ a b "Great Northern Railway (Ireland) "S" Class 4-4-0 No. 171 "Sleive Gullion"". RPSI Locomotives. Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Studio Scale Models
Sources and further reading
- Friel, Charles P (1995). Slieve Gullion. Colourpoint Transport. Vol. 4. Gortrush: ISBN 1-898392-11-0.
- Rowledge, J. W. P. (1993). Irish Steam Locomotive Register. Stockport, Merseyside: ISBN 0-947773-33-9.