GNRI Class RT

{{short description|Class of 4 Irish 0-6-4T locomotives}}

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{{Infobox locomotive

| name = Great Northern Railway class RT

| powertype = Steam

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| caption = GNR (I) Class RT No. 22 at Belfast Adelaide in March 1959 following withdrawal the previous year

| designer = C. Clifford

| builder = Beyer, Peacock and Company

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| builddate = 1908 (2), 1911 (2)

| totalproduction = 4

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| whytetype = 0-6-4T

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| gauge = {{track gauge|5ft3in|lk=on}}

| driverdiameter = {{convert|4|ft|3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

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| boilerpressure = {{convert|175|lbf/in2|kPa|2|abbr=on}}

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| cylindercount = Two, inside

| cylindersize = {{convert|17x24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

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| tractiveeffort = {{convert|18075|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}

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| trainheating = Steam

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| operator = GNR(I)UTA

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| numinclass = 4

| fleetnumbers = {{ubl|GNRI: 22, 23, 166, 167|UTA: 22–25}}

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| withdrawndate = 1958—1963

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| disposition = All scrapped

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Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Class RT were set of set of four 0-6-4T tank locomotives designed by Charles Clifford. The success of the first two in 1908 led to the order for two more in 1911. They were used for shunting and transfer work around the docks and railways of Belfast.

References

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{{cite book|title="Locomotive Compendium Ireland"|first=Colin|last=Boocock|isbn=9780711033603|publisher=Ian Allan

|edition=1st|date=1 October 2009|page=81}}

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{{Ireland Steam Locomotives}}

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Category:0-6-4T locomotives

Category:C2′ n2t locomotives

Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1908

Category:5 ft 3 in gauge locomotives

Category:Steam locomotives of Northern Ireland

Category:Steam locomotives of Ireland

RT

Category:Beyer, Peacock locomotives

Category:Shunting locomotives

Category:Scrapped locomotives