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GSWR/LMS Smellie "281 Renewed" Class 0-6-0


Class Types
GSWR Class 281

General
Designer Hugh Smellie
Rebuilt By Manson
Introduced 1911
Pre-Grouping Company Glasgow and South Western Railway
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0
Conversions from other classes 10
Number Scrapped 10
First in Service 06/1911
Last in Service 1930
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Kilmarnock Works 1
Neilson, Reid & Co. 9
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Kilmarnock Works  n/a 1911 10

Power
Variant Introduced 1911
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)

Wheels
Drivers 5' 11⁄2"
Locomotive Wheelbase 15' 9"
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 6" + 8' 3" = 15' 9" (engine only)

Dimensions
Weight (loco only) 37t 8cwt

Boiler & Firebox