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G&SWR 103 Class

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Patrick Stirling
Builder	R & W Hawthorn
Build date	1855
Total produced	2

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Wheelbase	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) + 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	1,150 imp gal (5,200 L; 1,380 US gal)
Cylinders	two
Cylinder size	16 in × 21 in (410 mm × 530 mm)

Career
Withdrawn	1871
Disposition	All scrapped

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 103 class was a class of two 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed in 1855. They were Patrick Stirling's first 0-6-0 design for the railway.

Development

The two examples of this class were designed by Patrick Stirling for the GSWR and were built by R & W Hawthorn (Works Nos. 933-4) in 1855. They were numbered 103 and 104. The members of the class were fitted with a domed boilers and safety valves over the firebox.

Withdrawal

The locomotives were withdrawn in 1871.

References

Baxter, Bertram (1984). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 4. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. pp. 142–3.

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 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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