G&SWR 34 Class

G&SWR 34 Class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Patrick Stirling Builder R & W Hawthorn Build date 1858-59 Total produced 10

Specifications Configuration 0-4-2 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Trailing dia 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) Wheelbase 7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m) + 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Loco weight Fuel type Coal Cylinders two, outside Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)

Career Withdrawn 1874-1876 Disposition All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 34 class is a class of ten 0-4-2 steam locomotives designed in 1858.

Development

The ten examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by R & W Hawthorn (Works Nos. 1034-43) between July 1858 and January 1859. They were numbered 34, 36, 32, 25, 110-115. The members of the class were fitted with domeless boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Withdrawal

The locomotives were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1874 and 1876.