G&SWR 141 Class

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use British English|date=March 2018}} {{one source|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox locomotive |powertype=Steam |name = G&SWR 141 Class |image = |caption = |designer = [[Patrick Stirling (railway engineer)|Patrick Stirling]] |builder = [[Neilson and Company]] |builddate = 1866 |totalproduction = 10 |whytetype = [[0-4-2]] |gauge={{track gauge|ussg}} |leadingdiameter= |driverdiameter = {{convert|5|ft|1|in|abbr=on}} |trailingdiameter={{convert|3|ft|7|in|abbr=on}} |length = |locoweight={{convert|29|lt|10.5|Lcwt|lb t|abbr=on}} |wheelbase = {{convert|7|ft|4|in|abbr=on}} + {{convert|8|ft|2|in|abbr=on}} |fueltype = Coal |fuelcap ={{convert|3|lt|abbr=on}} |watercap ={{convert|1500|impgal|abbr=on}} |cylindercount= two |cylindersize = {{convert|17|x|24|in|abbr=on}} |firearea = |boilerpressure = {{convert|120|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}} |tractiveeffort = |operatorclass= |withdrawndate=1900-1924 |disposition= All scrapped }} The [[Glasgow and South Western Railway]] (GSWR) '''141 class''' was a class of ten [[0-4-2]] steam locomotives designed in 1866. They were by [[Patrick Stirling (railway engineer)|Patrick Stirling]]'s sixth 0-4-2 design for the railway.

== Development == The ten examples of this class were designed by [[Patrick Stirling (railway engineer)|Patrick Stirling]] for the GSWR and were built by [[Neilson and Company]] (Works Nos. 1226-35) in 1866. They were numbered 141–50.{{sfn|Baxter|1984|page=141}} The members of the class were fitted with [[Steam dome|domeless]] [[boiler]]s and [[safety valve]]s over the [[firebox (steam engine)|firebox]], these were later replaced by those of [[John Ramsbottom (engineer)|Ramsbottom]] design over the centre of the boiler following a boiler explosion at [[Springhill, Glasgow|Springhill]] in 1876.{{sfn|Baxter|1984|pp=139-140}} The original weather boards were also replaced by Stirling cabs.

Four of the class were rebuilt as 0-4-2 [[tank locomotive]]s between 1880 and 1886.

==Withdrawal == The bulk of the class, including all the rebuilds were withdrawn between 1900 and 1913. However, two examples survived into [[London Midland and Scottish Railway]] ownership and were withdrawn in 1923 and 1924 respectively.

== References == {{reflist}} {{refbegin}} * {{cite book| last=Baxter| first=Bertram| title=British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923| publisher=Moorland Publishing| volume=4| year=1984| location=Buxton}} {{refend}}

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