NWNGR - Gowrie
| NWNGR - Gowrie | |
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 Factory photo (1908)
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| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Hunslet |
| Year of construction (s): | 1908 |
| Type : | C'2 'n2t |
| Gauge : | 597 mm |
| Fixed wheelbase: | 1,676 mm |
| Total wheelbase: | 5,182 mm |
| Service mass: | 18.3 t |
| Friction mass: | 11.5 t |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 724 mm |
| Impeller diameter: | 559 mm |
| Cylinder diameter: | 235 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 356 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 110.2 N / cm² |
| Grate area: | 0.46 m² |
| Radiant heating surface: | 2.79 m² |
| Tubular heating surface: | 23.41 m² |
| Water supply: | 1.8 m³ |
| Fuel supply: | 1.1 tons of coal |
The Gowrie was a steam locomotive of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGR) for a gauge of 597 mm. It was built in 1908 with the serial number 979 by Hunslet .
The Gowrie was the last locomotive built for the NWNGR and was intended for the planned extension of the line from Rhyd Ddu to Porthmadog , which required some very tight turns. For this reason, the design of the Single Fairlie , which was already used in the Moel Tryfan and Snowdon Ranger steam locomotives, was chosen, in which the coupling axles were arranged in a bogie and thus movable relative to the boiler.
The route extension did not materialize, however - it was not implemented until 1923 by the Welsh Highland Railway - and the Gowrie was not very successful. After Moel Tryfan and Snowdon Ranger combined the better-preserved parts into a locomotive, the ten-year-old Gowrie was sold in 1918. The machine was in use by various owners until at least 1928; the vehicle then loses its track .
After the opening of the WHR in 1923, there was a shortage of locomotives on the railway, and the repurchase of the Gowrie was briefly considered. However, the plan was discarded after an inspection of the locomotive.
Web links
- The Gowrie in Festipedia (English)
- North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways floor (English)