GNRI Class V

GNRI Class V

Infobox Locomotive
name=Great Northern Railway (Ireland) class V
powertype=Steam


caption=No. 85 "Merlin", the only survivor of her 5-strong class, in steam at Lisburn on 3 July 2004.
designer=George T. Glover
builder=Beyer, Peacock & Co.
serialnumber=6731–6735
ordernumber=1524
builddate=1932
whytetype=4-4-0
uicclass=2'Bh3
gauge=RailGauge|63
totalproduction=5
cylindercount=Three – 1 HP and 2 LP
hpcylindersize=17¼ × 26 in (438 × 660 mm)
lpcylindersize=19 × 26 in (483 × 660 mm)
boilerpressure=convert|250|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on, "later" convert|200|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on
tractiveeffort=convert|23762|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on|lk=on "later" convert|19000|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on
locotenderweight=103 tons 11 cwt (105.2 tonnes)
valvegear=Stephenson
driversize=convert|6|ft|7|in|m|3|abbr=on
railroad=Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
roadnumber=83–87
numinclass=5
nicknames="Pounders"
railroadclass=V
preservedunits=No. 85 "Merlin"
disposition=One preserved, four scrapped.The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) V class steam locomotives were 3-cylinder compound locomotives of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement built in 1932 by Beyer, Peacock and Company. They were numbered 83-87. The design owed a lot to the Midland Railway 1000 Class. When the GNR(I) stock was split up in 1958, 83/86/87 passed to the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA), and 84/85 to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ).

The names of three of these locomotives were re-used on the Northern Ireland Railways 101 Class locomotives. These locomotives were withdrawn from service in 1963, but 85 "Merlin" has been preserved by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland at Whitehead, County Antrim, and returned to operational condition.

External links

* http://www.rpsi-online.org/locomotives/loco85.htm


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