GNRI Class T

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-2T
• UIC	2′B1 n2t, later 2′B1 h2t
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Order number	BP: 0646
Serial number	5737–5741
Build date	1913
Total produced	5

GNR(I) class T
GNR(I) class T
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Order number	BP: 0646
Serial number	5737–5741
Build date	1913
Total produced	5
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-2T
• UIC	2′B1 n2t, later 2′B1 h2t
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Northern Railway (Ireland); Ulster Transport Authority; Coras Iompair Eireann;
Numbers	GNRI: 185–189; UTA: 185x–187x, 189x; CIÉ: (none);
Withdrawn	CIÉ: 1959; UTA: 1960:1964;
Disposition	All scrapped

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) T class were 4-4-2T Atlantic locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1913. Five of this type were built. They were later rebuilt with superheaters as class T1. ¹

As the T1 class, they featured 18 x 24 inch or 18½ x 24 inch cylinders with 5 foot 9 inch wheels, built to 5 feet 3 inches gauge. ²

References

"Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim". National Library of Ireland on flickr. 27 July 2015.
Louth County Archives Service historian. The Paddy Mallon – Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Collection, 1836 – 1984 (PDF) (Report). Louth County Archives Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[1] "Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim". National Library of Ireland on flickr. 27 July 2015.

[2] Louth County Archives Service historian. The Paddy Mallon – Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Collection, 1836 – 1984 (PDF) (Report). Louth County Archives Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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