GNRI Class U

Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class U
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class U
	CIÉ
Class	U
Numbers	196–205
Delivered	1915, 1948
First run	1915
Last run	1965
Withdrawn	1959–1965
Scrapped	1959, 1961-1965
Disposition	All scrapped

The GNR(I) class U was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).

History

Five were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1915. The class was so successful that an additional batch of five was built in 1947, making them the last inside-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives to be manufactured anywhere in the world.^[1]

The earlier locomotives were initially unnamed. However, after the later locomotives were delivered with names of

Loughs

.

Withdrawal

All were still in service in 1958 when the GNR(I) was divided between the

Córas Iompair Éireann

(CIÉ), with each receiving five locomotives.

No. 198 Lough Swilly was the first to be withdrawn in 1959 before its CIÉ number (198N) was applied. CIÉ withdrew steam traction in 1963, whereas the UTA withdrew their U class fleet between 1961 and 1965. None of the class were preserved.

Fleet list

BP serial No.	Date	GNR(I) No.	Name	Named	1958 owner	1958 No.	Withdrawn	Notes
5904	1915	196	Lough Gill	1953	UTA	64	1961
5905	1915	197	Lough Neagh	1949	CIÉ	197N	1962
5906	1915	198	Lough Swilly	1950	CIÉ	—	1959	198N allocated, but not applied
5908	1915	199	Lough Derg	1949	CIÉ	199N	1963
5907	1915	200	Lough Melvin	1950	UTA	65	1961
7244	1948	201	Meath	New	UTA	66	1965
7245	1948	202	Louth	New	UTA	67	1965
7246	1948	203	Armagh	New	CIÉ	203N	1962
7247	1948	204	Antrim	New	CIÉ	204N	1963
7248	1948	205	Down	New	UTA	68	1965

Model

An

00 gauge

model of No. 205 Down is currently available as an etched-brass kit from Studio Scale Models. It includes transfers, brass etches and cast white metal parts.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kelly (1993) p.21

Kelly, Peter (1993). The Railway enthusiast Almanac. Eric Dobby Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 978-1-85882-008-8
.

Rowledge, J. W. P. (1993). Irish Steam Locomotive Register. Stockport, Merseyside:
ISBN 0-947773-33-9
.

[Kelly-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kelly (1993) p.21

[1]

v t e Steam locomotives of Ireland
Belfast and County Down Railway (1846–1948)	1 4 5 6 8 9 14 22 26 29
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (1860–1903)	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)	A1 B1 B2 B3 D1 E1 F1 K1 L1 S1 S2 U U1 U2 V W WT Y
Great Northern Railway (1876–1958)	A AL B BP BT C D E G H J JT NQG NLQG P PG PP Q QG QGTs QGT2 QL QLG QNG RT S & S2 SG & SG2 SG3 T T2 U V UG VS 203 204
Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (1875–1957)	Erne Faugh-a-Ballagh Glencar Leitrim Lough Pioneer Sir Henry Waterford
Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (1849–1924)	1, 2 1, 2, 4A, 8 2 (II) 3, 4 3, 9, 10, 18 5, 6 7 (I) 7 (II) 9, 10 11 5, 6, 12, 16, 17 14, 15 19, 20 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 Argadeen St Molaga Slaney
Dublin and Kingstown Railway (1834–1856)	Vauxhall Hibernia Star Victoria Princess Burgoyne
Dublin and South Eastern Railway (1854–1925)	1, 2, 6–7, 9–10, 28, 44–47, 49 3, 8, 10–12, 27–30, 40, 45–46 4–5 13–14, 18, 65–66 15–16 15–23, 37–39, 48 17, 36 20, 34–35 24–26, 32–33 42–44 50–51 52–54 55–58 59–64 67–68 69–70
Great Southern and Western Railway (1845–1924)	1 2 21 23 27 33 37 41 43 44 45 28 & 47 52 56 60 62 64 90 91 92 99 100 101 102 104 110 & 112 116 117 119 122 124 133 139 144 201 203 204 207 & 217 211 213 249 & 351 257 301 305 309 321 333 341 355 362 368 400 500 900 Fairy Jumbo Sambo Sprite
Midland Great Western Railway (1847–1924)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7–12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 A B C D D-bogie D2 E F H K L P W
Great Southern Railways (1925–1944)	280 342 372 393 495 670 700 710 800 850
Córas Iompair Éireann (1945–1962)	Turf Burner No. CC1
Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (1891–1953)	1, 2, 3, 6, 8 4 5 7, 8 (4T)
Industrial engines	CSÉT Shunting Locomotives R. H. Smyth