GS&WR Class 33

Power typeSteam

Power typeSteam

DesignerHenry Ivatt

BuilderInchicore

GS&WR 33 Class
No. 36 stored at Rockferry
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Henry Ivatt Builder Inchicore Build date 1892—1894 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2T Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,740 mm) Trailing dia. 3 ft 9 in (1,140 mm) Length 30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9,436 mm) Axle load 12.65 long tons (12.85 t) Adhesive weight 25.1 long tons (25.5 t) Loco weight 46.6 long tons (47.3 t) Water cap. 1,250 imp gal (5,700 L; 1,500 US gal) Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 9,530 lbf (42.39 kN)
Career Operators GS&WR GSR CIÉ Class F6 (Inchicore) Number in class 6 Numbers 33—36, 41—42 Locale Ireland Withdrawn 1963
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The GS&WR) Class 33 consisted of six 2-4-2T locomotives designed by Henry Ivatt for Kerry branch line services,^[2] especially tight radius curves of the branches to Kenmare and Valencia.^[3]

Numbers 33 and 42 were subsequently fitted with a bell for working the Cork City Railways.^[1] In their final years the class was mainly working in the Cork area,^[4] At the end of steam in the 1959 number 42 was to be found in the Dublin area.^{[citation needed]}