Locomotives of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway

Locomotives of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway

The locomotives of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway were all 0-6-0ST (saddle tanks), with inside cylinders, to the designs of LNWR Chief Mechanical Engineer, John Ramsbottom, the first three locomotives being built by the LNWR Crewe Works, England, in 1873. Later, to work the extension of the line to Newry, two similar locos were built at Crewe in 1876. The sixth and final locomotive was added in 1898. The locomotives were consecutively numbered, in order of building, from 1 to 6 and also carried names (see table). Locomotive No.5 Carlingford was withdrawn in 1928 and scrapped.

During World War II three of the remaining 5 locomotives were loaned to the L.M.S. Northern Counties Committee for shunting duties around York Road, Belfast but were returned due to not being satisfactory to NCC's needs. The line closed on 31 December 1951, and although the stock list showed 5 steam locomotive only one was serviceable, No. 2 Greenore. Also on the final stock list was a petrol railcar. No. 1 'Macrory' lay in store at Adelaide, Belfast for possible preservation but was scrapped. The remaining 4 locomotives 2 'Greenore', 3 'Dundalk', 4 'Newry' and 6 'Holyhead' were scrapped by Hammond Land Foundry in Sutton, Co. Dublin.

Locomotives

Number Name Date built Notes
No.1 Macrory 1873 scrapped in Adelaide, Belfast
No.2 Greenore 1873 scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
No.3 Dundalk 1873 scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
No.4 Newry 1876 scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry
No.5 Carlingford 1876 Withdrawn 1928
No.6 Holyhead 1898 scrapped in Sutton, Co. Dublin by Hammond Lane Foundry

Livery was black

Preservation

Consideration was given to the preservation of locomotive No.1 Macrory but, in the end, no locomotives were preserved. Only a 6 wheel composite coach was saved and can now be found in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Co. Down. However, a GNR(I) 2-4-2t JT class locomotive, No. 93 which worked on the Greenore line has also been preserved and is displayed with the DNGR coach in Cultra. All the locomotive nameplates, however, are preserved.

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