A steam railmotor or steam railcar is a carriage (railcar) that is self powered by a steam engine,
Operating Companies
Belfast and County Down
The Belfast and County Down Railway introduced three railmotors c.1905 which lasted in service until 1918.[1]
Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Railway
The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway had two steam railmotors,[2] built by Manning Wardle.[3]
Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway of Ireland operated seven steam railmotors acquired c.1906.[4]
Great Southern and Western Railway
The Great Southern and Western Railway purchased a single steam railmotor in 1905.[2]
Great Southern Railways
Great Southern Railways initially introduced four steam railmotors, Nos. 354 to 357, from Sentinel in 1927 which were withdrawn in 1941–2.[5] These were followed by six from Clayton in 1928, which were relatively unsuccessful and withdrawn in 1932 though the carriage portions were converted into three articulated non-powered pairs which remained in service until 1955.[6]
Northern Counties Committee
The Northern Counties Committee obtained two new steam railmotors in 1905.[7]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Clements, Jeremy; McMahon, Michael (2008). Locomotives of the GSR. Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. ISBN 9781906578268. OCLC 547074718.
- LM (15 November 1906). "Steam Rail Motor Coaches". The Locomotive Magazine. Vol. 12, no. 171. London: Locomotive Publishing Company.
- Patterson, Edward Mervyn (1982) [1958]. Belfast and County Down Railway. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8306-X. OCLC 16552845.
- Rowledge, J. W. Peter (1993). Irish Steam Loco Register. Stockport, England: Irish Traction Group. ISBN 9780947773335. OCLC 30815253.