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(Redirected from GS&WR Class 355) Class of 4 Irish 2-6-0 locomotives

GS&WR 368 Class

No. 360 built North British 1903 as 0-6-0, converted 1906 to 2-6-0. Tender roundel indicates oil burning

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R Coey
Builder	Inchicore
Build date	1909

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (910 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1,568 mm)
Length	31 ft 3+3⁄4 in (9,544 mm)
Axle load	15.55 long tons (15.80 t)
Loco weight	53.05 long tons (53.90 t)
Water cap.	3,345 imp gal (15,210 L; 4,017 US gal)
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,680 lbf (91.99 kN)

Career
Operators	GS&WR GSR CIÉ
Class	K4 (Inchicore)
Power class	C
Number in class	8
Numbers	368—371
Locale	Ireland
Withdrawn	1957

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 368 consisted of four 2-6-0 tender locomotives designed by Robert Coey for use on heavy freight trains on the main line.

The origins of class 368 lie with rebuilds of GS&WR Class 355. The class 355 consisted of eight locomotives and was designed by Coey as a more powerful version of GS&WR Class 351. They were constructed at the North British Locomotive Company as 0-6-0 due to industrial disputes at Inchicore railway works in 1903. Problems with the design immediately became apparent due to a high axle load of over 16 long tons (16 t) resulting in severe route restrictions and propensity to derail due to excessive weight on the front end. The whole class was converted to 2-6-0 moguls between 1906 and 1908 by addition of a leading axle which resolved both the issues of derailing and restrictive axle load. Class 368 was essentially based on the success of this conversion with the driving wheels being moved farther back and closer together.

References

Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 21. ISBN 9780711033603.
^ Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268.

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Belfast and County Down Railway (1846–1948)	1 4 5 6 8 9 14 22 26 29
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Northern Counties Committee (1903–1949)	A1 B1 B2 B3 D1 E1 F1 K1 L1 S1 S2 U U1 U2 V W WT Y
Great Northern Railway (1876–1958)	A AL B BP BT C D E G H J JT NQG NLQG P PG PP Q QG QGTs QGT2 QL QLG QNG RT S & S2 SG & SG2 SG3 T T2 U V UG VS 203 204
Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (1875–1957)	Erne Faugh-a-Ballagh Glencar Leitrim Lough Pioneer Sir Henry Waterford
Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (1849–1924)	1, 2 1, 2, 4A, 8 2 (II) 3, 4 3, 9, 10, 18 5, 6 7 (I) 7 (II) 9, 10 11 5, 6, 12, 16, 17 14, 15 19, 20 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 Argadeen St Molaga Slaney
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Dublin and South Eastern Railway (1854–1925)	1, 2, 6–7, 9–10, 28, 44–47, 49 3, 8, 10–12, 27–30, 40, 45–46 4–5 13–14, 18, 65–66 15–16 15–23, 37–39, 48 17, 36 20, 34–35 24–26, 32–33 42–44 50–51 52–54 55–58 59–64 67–68 69–70
Great Southern and Western Railway (1845–1924)	1 2 21 23 27 33 37 41 43 44 45 28 & 47 52 56 60 62 64 90 91 92 99 100 101 102 104 110 & 112 116 117 119 122 124 133 139 144 201 203 204 207 & 217 211 213 249 & 351 257 301 305 309 321 333 341 355 362 368 400 500 900 Fairy Jumbo Sambo Sprite
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Great Southern Railways (1925–1944)	280 342 372 393 495 670 700 710 800 850
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Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (1891–1953)	1, 2, 3, 6, 8 4 5 7, 8 (4T)
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