CIÉ for a few years in the early 60's owned a coal gantry in Cork that once belonged to the Great Southern & Western Railway, shunting this gantry was one locomotive that although made cheaply from scrap parts built on a shunter's tender, managed to remain in service for over 50 years.
Technical information
The locomotive was built around 1905. It was constructed by putting a vertical boiler in an old tender and attatching 2 cylinders from a scrapped tank locomotive to the tender's axle, the result was a locomotive that worked until the mid 1960's.
Old design, will be updated soon
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 14.8ft (4.5m)
- Length 23.8ft (7.2m)
- Height 24.2ft (7.4m)
- Empty Weight 20,762lbs (9,417kg)
- Loaded Weight 30,425lbs (13,801kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.107
- Wing Loading 201.9lbs/ft2 (985.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 150.7ft2 (14.0m2)
- Drag Points 25173
Parts
- Number of Parts 697
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,749
I did say it was an old design. I built it before I perfected my running gear design and I only started painting my designs after I “finished” this one. I have now realized that I can improve upon this design and will do so soon. @RailfanEthan
so no paint?