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GS&WR Sambo

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GS&WR Class L2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerRichard Maunsell
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-4-2ST
  UICB1 nt
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Career
OperatorsGS&WRGSR
NicknamesSambo
Delivered1912
Scrapped1962

The GS&WR Class L2[1] Sambo was an 0-4-2 saddle tank engine used by the GSR of Ireland. It worked at Inchicore Works for most of its life. The original "Sambo" model before the L2 was a rebuild of an old Wakefield locomotive, but in 1912, Richard Maunsell had a new locomotive built as a saddle tank. It was rebuilt with smaller buffers, back cab wall, and new smokebox door sometime between 1942 and 1964. In 1962, it was replaced by E421 and G611 diesels, then transitioned to Broadstone Railway Station. The engine was sent for scrap in the mid-1960s.[2]

Sambo pre-rebuild.

Notes

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  1. "GSR Class L2". National Library of Ireland on Flickr. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. Spare Link (Winter 1995–96). "The Last Days Of Steam At Inchicore" (PDF). Five Foot Three. 42. Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.