GSR Class 495

The Great Southern Railways (GSR) Class 495 consisted of a single 0-4-0ST built by Peckett and Sons and originally supplied to Allman & Co., Distillers of Bandon, County Cork in 1920. It was purchased in 1930 by the GSR for use on Victoria Quays section of the Cork City Railways where it had the ability to negotiate tight curves and was the only locomotive permitted to work the sharp curves to Anderson's Quay. From the mid 1930s it appears to have been used only intermittently and was withdrawn in 1949.^[1]: 266

GSR 495 Class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Peckett Model Beaufort/E Build date 1920 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0ST Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Driver dia. 2 ft 9 in (840 mm) Length 19 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5,931 mm) (est.) Loco weight 18 long tons (18 t) Water cap. 475 imp gal (2,160 L; 570 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 10 in × 15 in (254 mm × 381 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 6,181 lbf (27.49 kN)
Career Operators Allman & Co. Distillers, Bandon Great Southern Railways (GSR) CIÉ Class M3 (Inchicore) Power class TT Number in class 1 Numbers 495 Locale Ireland Withdrawn 1949
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