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G&SWR 99 Class

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G&SWR 99 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderR and W Hawthorn
Build date1855
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-2-2-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Loco weight28 LT 9.75 cwt (63,812 lb; 28.945 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo
Cylinder size15 in × 20 in (380 mm × 510 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1866-1867
DispositionAll scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 99 class was a class of four 0-2-2-0 steam locomotives designed in 1855.

Development

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Four examples of class designed by Patrick Stirling were built for the GSWR by R and W Hawthorn between April and August 1855.[1] Little is known about the class which is variously described as having a "dummy crank"[2] or a "crank axle."[1]

Withdrawal

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The members of the class were apparently not successful, and all were withdrawn by James Stirling during 1866 and 1867.

References

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  1. ^ a b Baxter 1984, p. 139.
  2. ^ Baxter 1977, p. 26.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1977). Baxter, David (ed.). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923, volume 1: General Summary; Index of Locomotive-Owning Companies. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-50-8. LCCN 78322204. OCLC 60034555. OL 4294329M.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923, volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-53-2. OCLC 59913101. OL 25432141M.