GNRI Class T explained

GNR(I) class T
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Ordernumber:BP: 0646
Serialnumber:5737–5741
Builddate:1913
Totalproduction:5
Whytetype:4-4-2T
Uicclass:2′B1 n2t, later 2′B1 h2t
Driverdiameter:5feet
Fueltype:Coal
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:18x
Disposition:All scrapped

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) T class were 4-4-2T Atlantic locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock and 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim. . . 27 July 2015 . National Library of Ireland on flickr .
  2. Louth County Archives Service historian. The Paddy Mallon – Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Collection, 1836 – 1984. Louth County Archives Service. 28 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921225831/http://www.louthcoco.ie/en/Services/Archives/Archive_Collections/Archives_relating_to_development_of_County_Louth/PP00206-The-Paddy-Mallon-Great-Northern-Railway-Ireland-Collection.pdf. 21 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.