G&SWR 95 Class

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 956 class is a class of four 2-2-2 steam locomotives designed in 1855.

G&SWR 95 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderNeilson and Company
Build date1855
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo, outside
Cylinder size15 in × 20 in (380 mm × 510 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1874–1875
DispositionAll scrapped

Development

Patrick Stirling was appointed locomotive superintendent of the GSWR in 1853 and this was his first design. They had domed boilers and column-type safety valves above the firebox (steam engine).[1] They were numbered 95–98.

Withdrawal

The class was withdrawn by James Stirling during 1874–5.

References
  1. Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825–1923. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 138.
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