Barry Railway Class F
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJ. H. Hosgood
Builder
Build date1890–1905
Total produced28
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0ST
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 4 in (1.321 m)
Wheelbase14 ft 5 in (4.394 m)
Loco weight56 long tons 5 cwt (126,000 lb or 57.2 t) 63.0 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1 long ton 10 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t) 1.1200000000 short tons)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort20,825 lbf (92.63 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassBR: F
Withdrawn1926–1936
DispositionAll scrapped

Barry Railway Class F were 0-6-0ST steam saddle tank engines of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. H. Hosgood and built by a number of British companies.

Shunting at Barry Docks

The purpose of this locomotive was to carry out heavy shunting duties at Barry Docks. They were in effect a saddle tank version of the Class A, a locomotive which had carried out shunting duties at the docks up to this point. 28 examples of the Class F were manufactured, making it the second largest locomotive class used on the Barry Railway, outnumbered only by the B1 Class. They were fitted with a reversing lever, far quicker for changing direction during shunting duties than the customary screw type reverser. They were all shedded at Barry, and they occasionally worked goods and coal traffic on the main line in addition to their main shunting duties.

Withdrawal

The locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922, but were withdrawn between 1926 and 1936. However, since they were still in workable condition many were sold privately, the details of which are listed below. None survived into British Railways ownership, with all examples ultimately scrapped.

Numbering

YearQuantityManufacturerSerial NumbersBarry NumbersGWR NumbersNotes
18903Sharp, Stewart & Co.3607–360947–49710–712
18922Vulcan Foundry1346–134764–65714–715
1894-18953Sharp Stewart4050–450270–72716–718
19008Sharp Stewart4593–460037, 52, 99–104708, 713, 719–724
19056North British Locomotive Company16628–16633127–132725–726, 807, 729, 742, 747
19056Hudswell Clarke712–717133–138754, 776–780

Disposals

Barry NumbersGWR NumbersDate of SalePurchaserCompany NumbersScrappedNotes
37708March 1933Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Ltd, Bargoed Colliery708October 1947
48711August 1934Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Ltd, Bargoed Colliery711July 1960
49712March 1933Coltness Iron Co Ltd, New Mains Colliery111959scrapped by EG Steel Ltd, Hamilton
52713July 1936RH Longbotham, Northwood for John Bowes & Partners Ltd8September 1946scrapped by DS Bowran, Gateshead
64714September 1934DS Bowran, Gateshead for Backworth Coal Co Ltd91956boiler, tanks and wheels used to rebuild 719
65715August 1932Ocean Coal Co Ltd, Deep Navigation Colliery, Treharris715September 1950
71717November 1934RH Longbotham, Northwood for John Bowes & Partners Ltd9withdrawn December 1963
72718January 1935Ashington Coal Co Ltd22June 1962
99719November 1934DS Bowran, Gateshead for Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co Ltd, Rising Sun Colliery ?September 1962rebuilt with boiler, tanks and wheels off No. 714
100720November 1936Partridge Jones & John Paton Ltd, Talywain Ironworks, Abersychan720February 1961
101721May 1935Ocean Coal Co Ltd, Treorchy Colliery721between August 1953 and April 1954
102722March 1936Robert Frazer & Sons Ltd for Cowpen Coal Ltd, Cambois Colliery13August 1958scrapped by Willoughby, Ashington
103723January 1935Ashington Coal Co Ltd23October 1960
104724May 1933Robert Frazer & Sons Ltd for Hartley Main Collieries Ltd24April 1960scrapped by Ellis, Gateshead
127725November 1934RH Longbotham, Northwood for John Bowes & Partners Ltd10February 1950scrapped by Marple & Gillot Ltd, Gateshead
128726February 1933RR Paton Ltd for Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries Ltd, Gwauncaegurwen Colliery7261957
130729September 1932Robert Frazer & Sons Ltd for Hartley Main Collieries Ltd22withdrawn December 1963withdrawn at Hazelrigg Colliery
131742August 1932Ocean Coal Co Ltd, Treorchy Colliery742November 1962
132747May 1933Robert Frazer & Sons Ltd for Hartley Main Collieries Ltd25 ?
133754January 1937Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd, Bargoed Colliery754July 1960scrapped as side tank
134776February 1933Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Ltd, Aberaman Colliery776April 1960
138780May 1936Burnyeats Brown & Co Ltd, Nine Mile Point Colliery780June 1964

References

    • Barrie, D. S. M. (1983). The Barry Railway (reprint with addenda and amendments). Oakwood Press. p. 198. ISBN 0853612366.
    • Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947. RCTS. pp. K39–K42. ISBN 0-901115-20-7.
    • Miller, Brian J. (1984). Rails to Prosperity – The Barry & After 1884–1984. Regional Publications (Bristol) Ltd. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0906570174.
    • Mountford, Eric R. (1987). The Barry Railway – Diagrams and Photographs of Locomotives, Coaches and Wagons. Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 14. ISBN 0853613559.
    • Russell, J. H. (1978). Great Western Absorbed Engines. Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0902888749.
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