TCLR St. Molaga

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The Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Light Railway, Ireland, opened in April 1891, was originally operated by two locomotives, both from the Leeds works of the Hunslet Engine Company. The first of these was an 0-6-0ST named Slaney, built in 1885 it did not survive to the 1925 amalgamation, being scrapped five years previously.

TCLR St. Molaga
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHunslet Engine Company
Serial number520
Build date1890
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-2T
 • UICB1 n2t
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10+12 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm)
Career
Operators
ClassGSR/CIÉ Inchicore class L6
Withdrawn1949

The second locomotive was Hunslet No.520, built in 1890, an 0-4-2T named St. Molaga, which under the classification adopted by the Great Southern Railways on amalgamation in 1925 became the sole representative of Class L6.

This locomotive, along with a third Hunslet, Argadeen, passed to the GSR on amalgamation in 1925. It passed to Córas Iompair Éireann at the 1945 nationalisation and was withdrawn in 1949.

References

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  • Records of the Hunslet Engine Company.[clarification needed]
  • Rowledge, J. W. P. (1993). Irish Steam Locomotive Register. Stockport: Irish Traction Group. pp. 91, 104, 113. ISBN 0-947773-33-9.