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MGWR H class

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Avonside Engine Company
Build date	1878
Total produced	4

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 9 in (1,450 mm)

Career
Operators	Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Great Southern Railways (GSR) CIÉ
Number in class	4
Numbers	MGWR 96-99 GSR 619-622
Locale	Ireland
Withdrawn	1945-1949
Disposition	All scrapped

The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Class H were an 0-6-0 locomotive bought in 1880 from Avonside Engine Company. After 1925 they became Great Southern Railways (GSR) class 619 / Inchicore class J6.

Fleet

MGWR No.	Name	Built	GSR No.	Withdrawn
96	Avonside	1878	619	1949
97	Hibernia	1878	620	1949
98	Caledonia	1878	621	1949
99	Cambria	1878	622	1945

History

The MGWR acquired these engines at a favourable price from the Avonside Engine Company when the original customer, the Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway, refused the locomotives due to late delivery and other potential buyers had rejected them. They were notable for being fitted with more comfortable and spacious cabs compared to contemporary MGWR designed locomotives. Due to lack of vacuum train brakes they were confined to North Wall freight yard workings until their first and very extensive rebuild in 1906-1908.

Locomotive no. 99 was used in the trials of the patent Cusack-Morton superheater from 1915 to 1916. All the class were then rebuilt with either a Belpaire(Robinson) superheater boiler with piston values between 1918 and 1922.

Noted as powerful free steaming engines capable of hauling 55 wagons on the main line they proved for goods work they were also suitable for slower speed passenger services.

References

^ Shepherd, Ernie (1994). The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland – An illustrated History. Midland Publishing Limited. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-85780-008-7.
^ Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Colourpoint Books. pp. 201–202. ISBN 9781906578268.

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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
Dublin and Kingstown Railway (1834–1856)	Vauxhall Hibernia Star Victoria Princess Burgoyne
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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