G&SWR 95 Class

G&SWR 95 Class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Patrick Stirling Builder Neilson and Company Build date 1855 Total produced 4

Specifications Configuration 2-2-2 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fuel type Coal Cylinders two, outside Cylinder size 15 in × 20 in (380 mm × 510 mm)

Career Withdrawn 1874–1875 Disposition All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 956 class is a class of four 2-2-2 steam locomotives designed in 1855.

Development

Patrick Stirling was appointed locomotive superintendent of the GSWR in 1853 and this was his first design. They had domed boilers and column-type safety valves above the firebox (steam engine).^[1] They were numbered 95-98.

Withdrawal

The class was withdrawn by James Stirling during 1874–5.

References

1. Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825–1923. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. p. 138.