MGWR Class B

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Edward Cusack
Builder	North British
Build date	1904
Total produced	6

B class
B class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Edward Cusack
Builder	North British
Build date	1904
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Great Western Railway; Great Southern Railways; CIÉ
Number in class	4
Numbers	MGWR 143-146; GSR 646-649
Locale	Ireland
Withdrawn	1930-1939

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) B Class 0-6-0 was a class of 4 locomotives built at North British Locomotive Company in 1904. In 1925 they were allocated Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 646 / Inchicore Class J2.^[1]^[2]

MGWR No.	Name	Built	GSR No.	Withdrawn
143	Canada	1904	646	1933
144	Australia	1904	647	1930
145	India	1904	648	1939
146	Africa	1904	649	1939

The MGWR Class B was an attempt at a more powerful 0-6-0 locomotive than the existing Class L. Like the Class A 4-4-0 which they shared some components they were weight restricted to the Dublin-Galway on the MGWR. They were rebuilt 1916/17 with superheating. On scrapping some of their tenders were givin to Class A locomotives.^[2]

References edit

^ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland - An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 89, 130. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
^ ^a ^b Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. p. 207. ISBN 9781906578268.

[ES-B-Class-1] Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland - An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 89, 130. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.

[JCMM-p207-2] Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. p. 207. ISBN 9781906578268.

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