Cambrian Railways Class 89
GWR Class 15
Cambrian Railways Jones class 855 in her final years of operation.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHerbert Jones
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company (9);
Robert Stephenson and Company (7)
Build date1903–1919
Total produced16
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.562 m)[1]
Wheelbase15 ft 6 in (4.724 m)[1]
Loco weight38 long tons (43 short tons; 39 t)
Tender weight48.30 long tons (54.10 short tons; 49.08 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,625 lbf (82.8 kN)
Career
Operators
Class89/15
Power classBR:unknown
Withdrawn1922 (1), 1952–1954
DispositionAll scrapped

The Cambrian Railways Class 89s were 0-6-0 tender locomotives introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they became Great Western Railway class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts.

Building

The first batch of five locomotives were built by Robert Stephenson and Company (RS). Subsequent batches were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company (BP). The BP-built locomotives had cabs that extended over the full length of the footplate.[1]

Cambrian nos.GWR Nos.Maker and order no.Year builtSerial nos.
15844BP 098119185944
29849BP 098119185945
31855BP 098119195946
38864BP 968319085031
42, 54873-874BP 098119195947-48
89–91887-889RS E319033089-91
92, 93891-892RS E319033092-93
99–102893-896BP 968319085029-30, 5032-33

Nos. 99–102 were numbered 15, 31, 42, 54 until October 1908.[2]

Withdrawal

The first loco withdrawn by the GWR was 888 in May 1922. The first locos withdrawn by BR were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively. The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954. None are preserved.

Models

A Javelin Cambrian Jones Class 89 in 7mm scale.

A 7mm scale (O gauge) model is produced by Javelin Models.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Goods Locomotives, Cambrian Rys". Locomotive railway carriage and wagon review. Vol. 14. 14 November 1908. p. 189.
  2. ↑ Davies et al. 1966, p. K71.
  • Davies, F.K.; Firth, J.M.; Lucking, J.H.; Thomas, R.E.; Allcock, N.J.; Sterndale, A.C.; Barrie, D.S.M.; Reed, P.J.T.; Mountford, E.R. (April 1966). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922-1947. RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-20-7.
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