G&SWR 403 Class: Difference between revisions

Glasgow and South Western Railway 403 Class
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Peter Drummond Builder North British Locomotive Co. Build date 1915 Total produced 11
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0  • UIC 1′C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 60 in (1,524 mm) Length 58 ft (17.68 m) Loco weight 62 long tons (63.0 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 19.5 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 25,210 lbf (112.14 kN)
Career Retired 1935–1947 Disposition All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) 'Austrian Goods' is a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive designed by Peter Drummond. 11 were built in 1915 by the North British Locomotive Company at its Queens Park works. Originally built as class 403, they became class 33 in 1916 and then class 51 in 1919. The first, 17824, was withdrawn in 1935 and the final one was 17829 in 1947, at which point it was the last Glasgow and South Western tender locomotive still in service. All were scrapped. A photo of the loco appears in David L. Smith's Book "Locomotives of the Glasgow & South Western Railway" page 126.

These mixed-traffic locomotives were given the nickname Austrian Goods. The nickname was acquired because it was thought that the engines were built from materials that NBL had gathered for a contract for Austria which was cancelled when World War I broke out. However, according to David L. Smith (1976:126), there is no evidence for any such contract.

G&SWR No.	LMS No.
51	17820
52	17821
53	17822
54	17823
55	17824
56	17825
57	17826
58	17827
59	17828
60	17829
61	17830

Sources

• Highet, Campbell (1965) The Glasgow & South-Western Railway, Lingfield: Oakwood Press
• Smith, David L. (1976) Locomotives of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Newton Abbot: David & Charles
• Casserley, H. C. (1966, 1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 3, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)