GS&WR Sambo

what is it?

The GS&WR Class L2 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.

who runs it

GSGreat Southern and Western RailwayGSGreat Southern RailwaysCóras Iompair Éireann

base stats

• built 1made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 114 years ago, in 1912.
• ⌛Served for 48 years (1914–1962).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1912

in service from

1914

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Inchicore Works

designer

Richard Maunsell

operators

Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-2ST

nicknames

Sambo

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.