GNRI Class JT

{{Short description|Great Northern Railway of Ireland 2-4-2T tank locomotive}}

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|name = GNR(I) class JT

|powertype = Steam

|image = JT Class In Cultra.JPG

|caption = No. 93 at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

|designer = J. C. Park

|builder = Dundalk Works

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|builddate = 1895–1902

|totalproduction = 6

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|whytetype = {{whyte|2-4-2|T}}

|uicclass = 1′B1 n2t

|gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft3in}}

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|cylindercount = Two, inside

|cylindersize = {{convert|16|-|17|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} bore
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|operator = GNR(I)CIÉ

|operatorclass = GNR(I): JT

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|fleetnumbers = 90, 93, 94, 95, 13 (→91), 14 (→92)

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|withdrawndate = 1955–1963

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|disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped

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The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) JT class comprised six {{whyte|2-4-2|T}} locomotives, all built between 1895 and 1902 at their Dundalk Works. These were of a J. C. Park design, but introduced following his death. They were used on Dublin suburban services; then on branch lines, including operation of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway when taken over in 1933. Most were withdrawn shortly after 1955 between 1955 and 1957 but one remained passed to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) and remained in service until 1963.

History

The JT class comprised six {{whyte|2-4-2|T}} locomotives, all built between 1895 and 1902 at their Dundalk Works.{{sfn|Boocock|2009|p=82}} These were of a J. C. Park design, but introduced following his death. They were used on Dublin suburban services; then on branch lines, including operation of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway when taken over in 1933. Most were withdrawn between 1955 and 1957, but No. 91 (ex No. 13 Tulip) passed to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), and lasted until 1963.{{cn|date=March 2020}}

=Fleet details=

They were subject to enlargement as batches were introduced, and rebuilt between 1917 and 1925 with improved {{convert|4|ft|2|in|m|2|adj=on}} boilers and standard {{convert|16.5|x|22|in|mm|adj=on}} cylinders. {{sfn|Johnston|1999|pp=75–76}}

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! GNRI
No.

NameManufacturerSerial
number
Date
made
Boiler
pressure
Cylinder
bore
Date
withdrawn
Notes
93SuttonDundalk Works161895140 psi{{convert|16|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1955align=left |
94HowthDundalk Works171896140 psi{{convert|16|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1956align=left |
90AsterDundalk Works181898160 psi{{convert|17|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1957align=left |
95CrocusDundalk Works201898160 psi{{convert|16+1/2|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1955align=left |
13TulipDundalk Works231902175 psi{{convert|17|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1963align=left | Renumbered 91 in 1920; to CIÉ 91N
14ViolaDundalk Works241902175 psi{{convert|17|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}1956align=left | Renumbered 92 in 1920

=Preservation=

One member of the class, No. 93 is preserved at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra, County Down.

References

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{{Refbegin}}

  • {{cite book|last=Boocock|first=Colin|date=1 October 2009|title="Locomotive Compendium Ireland"

|isbn=9780711033603|publisher=Ian Allan|edition=1st|page=82}}

  • {{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Norman|date=1999

|title=Locomotives of the GNRI|isbn=1-898392-48-X|publisher=Colourprint Books|location=Newtownards|ol=12248170M|oclc=43340833}}

  • {{Rowledge-Irish Steam Register}}

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{{Ireland Steam Locomotives}}

JT

Category:2-4-2T locomotives

Category:5 ft 3 in gauge locomotives

Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1895

Category:1′B1′ n2t locomotives

Category:Steam locomotives of Ireland

Category:Steam locomotives of Northern Ireland