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Waterford, Limerick & Western No. 16 to 18 and 21
Great Southern class C5
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Ireland | 1896
4 produced
No. 16 “Rocklands”
No. 16 “Rocklands”
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In 1896 Kitson built four 4-4-2T tank locomotives for the Waterford, Limerick & Western Railway in Ireland. They were intended for passenger service on long branch lines with many curves. Specified by locomotive superintendent John George Robinson, they looked similar to the LSWR “Radial Tanks”, but were smaller and had a smaller boiler. They were numbered 16 to 18 and 21. Their names were “Rocklands”, “Faugh-a-Ballagh”, “Geraldine” and “Blarney Castle”. Their livery was crimson lake.

When the Waterford, Limerick & Western became part of the Great Southern & Western in 1901, they were renumbered 269 to 271 and 274. In 1924 they became class C5 of the Great Southern Railway. In 1925 and 1926, they received new boilers which had a grate area of 15.8 square feet and a heating surface of 894 square feet. Their withdrawals were in 1949 and 1957.

General
Built1896
ManufacturerKitson & Co.
Wheel arr.4-4-2T (Atlantic) 
Gauge5 ft 3 in (Irish broad gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase26 ft 1 3/8 in
Rigid wheelbase7 ft 6 in
Service weight105,168 lbs
Adhesive weight58,240 lbs
Axle load29,120 lbs
Water capacity1,249 us gal
Fuel capacity3,920 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area15 sq ft
Firebox area88 sq ft
Tube heating area780 sq ft
Evaporative heating area868 sq ft
Total heating area868 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter66 in
Boiler pressure140 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 16 x 26 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power350 hp (261 kW)
Starting effort12,001 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
tank locomotive
passenger
John George Robinson
last changed: 04/2026
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