GS&WR Class 101

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Axle load	13 long tons 0 cwt (29,100 lb or 13.2 t)
Loco weight	37 long tons 13 cwt (84,300 lb or 38.3 t)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Alexander McDonnell
Builder	Inchicore Works (91); Beyer, Peacock & Company (12); Sharp, Stewart & Company (8)
Serial number	BP: 747–750, 780–783, 1251–1252, 2029–2030; SS: 2155–2158, 2310–2311, 2837–2838
Build date	1866–1903
Total produced	111

Great Southern & Western Railway Class 101
GSR Class J15
Great Southern & Western Railway Class 101 ; GSR Class J15
	Preserved No.186, with Belpaire firebox and large tender at Whitehead, County Antrim in 2010
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Alexander McDonnell
Builder	Inchicore Works (91); Beyer, Peacock & Company (12); Sharp, Stewart & Company (8)
Serial number	BP: 747–750, 780–783, 1251–1252, 2029–2030; SS: 2155–2158, 2310–2311, 2837–2838
Build date	1866–1903
Total produced	111
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Axle load	13 long tons 0 cwt (29,100 lb or 13.2 t)
Loco weight	37 long tons 13 cwt (84,300 lb or 38.3 t)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,170 lbf (76.4 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	GS&WR → GSR → CIÉ
Class	GS&WR: 101; GSR: 101/J15
Withdrawn	1886–1963
Preserved	184 & 186
Current owner	Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
Disposition	2 preserved, 109 scrapped

The GS&WR Class 101, classified as Class 101 or Class J15 by the Great Southern Railways, was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for working goods traffic although they did, and were quite capable of, working branch and secondary passenger trains.