A steam railmotor or steam railcar is a carriage (railcar) that is self powered by a steam engine,
Operating Companies
Belfast and County Down
The Belfast and County Down Railway introduced three railmotors c.1905 which lasted in service until 1918.
Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Railway
The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway had two steam railmotors, built by Manning Wardle.
Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway of Ireland operated seven steam railmotors acquired c.1906.
Great Southern and Western Railway
The Great Southern and Western Railway purchased a single steam railmotor in 1905.
Great Southern Railways
Great Southern Railways initially introduced four steam railmotors, Nos. 354 to 357, from Sentinel in 1927 which were withdrawn in 1941–2. These were followed by six from Clayton in 1928, which were relatively unsuccessful and withdrawn in 1932 though the carriage portions were converted into three articulated non-powered pairs which remained in service until 1955.
Northern Counties Committee
The Northern Counties Committee obtained two new steam railmotors in 1905.
References
Footnotes
- Patterson 1982, pp. 25–26.
- ^ Rowledge 1993, p. 64.
- LM 1906, p. 185.
- Rowledge 1993, p. 28.
- Clements & McMahon 2008, p. 300.
- Clements & McMahon 2008, pp. 301–302.
- Rowledge 1993, p. 46.
Sources
- Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268. OCLC 547074718.
- LM (15 November 1906). "Steam Rail Motor Coaches". The Locomotive Magazine. Vol. 12, no. 171. London: Locomotive Publishing Company.
- Patterson, Edward Mervyn (1982) . Belfast and County Down Railway. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8306-X. OCLC 16552845.
- Rowledge, J. W. Peter (1993). Irish Steam Loco Register. Stockport, England: Irish Traction Group. ISBN 9780947773335. OCLC 30815253.
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