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

G&SWR 34 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPatrick Stirling
BuilderR & W Hawthorn
Build date1858-59
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m) + 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Loco weight26 LT 16 cwt (27.2 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
Career
Withdrawn1874-1876
DispositionAll scrapped

Development

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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.[1] The members of the class were fitted with domeless boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Withdrawal

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The locomotives were withdrawn by James Stirling between 1874 and 1876.

References

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  1. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 140.