# G&SWR 6 Class

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G&SWR 6 Class Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Stirling (1835–1917) Builder Kilmarnock Locomotive Works Build date 1873-1877 Total produced 22 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m) Driver dia. 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Wheelbase 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) + 7 ft 2.75 in (2.2035 m) Loco weight 39 LT (40 t) Fuel type Coal Water cap. 1,800 imp gal (8,200 L; 2,200 US gal) Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa) Cylinders two Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm) Career Withdrawn 1894-1901 Disposition 17 renewed as G&SWR 194 Class remainder scrapped

The [Glasgow and South Western Railway](/source/Glasgow_and_South_Western_Railway) (GSWR) **6 class** were a class of twenty-two [4-4-0](/source/4-4-0) steam locomotives built in 1873. They were designed by [James Stirling](/source/James_Stirling_(1835%E2%80%931917)) to handle express passenger trains taken over from the [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway) at Carlisle between there and Glasgow on the newly opened [Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway](/source/Glasgow_and_Kilmarnock_Joint_Railway).

## Development

The twenty-two examples of this class were designed by [James Stirling](/source/James_Stirling_(1835%E2%80%931917)) for the GSWR and built at [Kilmarnock Locomotive Works](/source/Kilmarnock_Locomotive_Works) (Works Nos. between 95 and 127) between 1873 and 1877. They were numbered irregularly, and not in chronological order between 3 and 115, to fill gaps in the sequence of running numbers.[1] The members of the class were fitted with [domeless](/source/Steam_dome) [boilers](/source/Boiler) and a cut away cab. The first locomotive (No. 6) was fitted with a spring balance type [safety valve](/source/Safety_valve), but the remainder had those of [Ramsbottom](/source/John_Ramsbottom_(engineer)) design over the centre of the boiler.[2]

No. 106 was exhibited at the Darlington Exhibition in 1875.[3]

## Withdrawal

The bulk of the class, including all the rebuilds were 'renewed' (i.e. substantially rebuilt) as [G&SWR 194 Class](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=G%26SWR_194_Class&action=edit&redlink=1) by [James Manson](/source/James_Manson_(engineer)) between 1895 and 1900, but five were scrapped between 1894 and 1897.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1984147–148_1-0)** [Baxter 1984](#CITEREFBaxter1984), pp. 147–148.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1984147_2-0)** [Baxter 1984](#CITEREFBaxter1984), p. 147.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1984148_3-0)** [Baxter 1984](#CITEREFBaxter1984), p. 148.

- Baxter, Bertram (1984). *British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923*. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing.

v t e Glasgow and South Western Railway locomotives Peter Robertson (1850-1853) 86 Patrick Stirling (1853-1866) 2 9 23 34 40 45 46 52 58 95 99 103 105 131 141 James Stirling (1866-1878) 6 8 13 65 75 113 157 187 208 218 221 Hugh Smellie (1878-1890) 1 22 119 153 157 218 (1881) 291 James Manson (1890-1912) 8 11 14 17 18 128 160 194 224 240 266 272 281 306 326 361 381 336 Rail motor Peter Drummond (1912-1918) 5 14 45 131 137 279 403 Robert Whitelegg (1918-1923) 1 394 540

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