DWWR 15

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1,562 mm)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1,105 mm)
Axle load	9.15 long tons (9.30 t)
Loco weight	26.15 long tons (26.57 t)
Water cap.	1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal)
Boiler pressure	150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Haughton / William Meikle
Builder	Sharp Stewart
Build date	1860, 1864, 1876

DW&WR 0-4-2
DW&WR 0-4-2
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Haughton / William Meikle
Builder	Sharp Stewart
Build date	1860, 1864, 1876
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1,562 mm)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1,105 mm)
Axle load	9.15 long tons (9.30 t)
Loco weight	26.15 long tons (26.57 t)
Water cap.	1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal)
Boiler pressure	150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	12,740 lbf (56.67 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	DW&WR; DSER;
Number in class	12
Numbers	15–23, 37–39
Locale	Ireland
Withdrawn	1923-1925
Disposition	All scrapped
	Refers to No. 15

Power typeSteam

DesignerHaughton / William Meikle

BuilderSharp Stewart

Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 15 of 1860 was the first of a number of 0-4-2 tender locomotives built by Sharp Stewart who were the only supplier of the 0-4-2 type to the DW&WR. In total 12 were supplied in batches in 1860, 1864 and 1876.^[2]^[1]

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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

DWWR 15

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