G&SWR 103 Class

G&SWR 103 Class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Patrick Stirling Builder R & W Hawthorn Build date 1855 Total produced 2

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) Wheelbase 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) + 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fuel type Coal Water cap 1,150 imp gal (5,200 l; 1,380 US gal) Cylinders two Cylinder size 16 in × 21 in (410 mm × 530 mm)

Career Withdrawn 1871 Disposition All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 103 class is a class of two 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed in 1855. They were Patrick Stirling’s first 0-6-0 design for the railway.

Development

The two examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by R & W Hawthorn (Works Nos. 933-4) in 1855. They were numbered 103 and 104.^[1] The members of the class were fitted with a domed boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Withdrawal

The locomotives were withdrawn in 1871.

References

1. Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. pp. 142–3.