Schull and Skibbereen Light Railway 1 and 3 were two locomotives manufactured by

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in 1906 and 1914 respectively. They were the

Schull and Skibbereen Railway The Schull and Skibbereen Railway (also known as the Schull and Skibbereen Tramway and Light Railway) was a minor narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1947. The track gauge was a Na ...

's fifth and sixth locomotives, and took the numbers of withdrawn locomotives.

History

The first member of this class was numbered "No. 1" and named "''Gabriel''", replacing the original No. 1, named "''Marion''", which was scrapped on its arrival. The second locomotive was also built by Peckett and Sons and delivered to the railway in 1914. It was numbered "No. 3" and originally named "''Consiliation''" but later renamed "''Kent''". This replaced the original No. 3 "''Ilen''", which was scrapped when the new locomotive arrived. Both locomotives passed to the

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in the 1925 amalgamation. The GSR added an "" suffix to the running number and classified both locomotives as Class 1 (or Class DN4). No. 1 was withdrawn and scrapped in 1936, but No. 3 survived until nationalisation when it passed to Córas Iompair Éireann. Eventually, it was withdrawn and scrapped in 1953. Bay of Islands Vintage Railway - Gabriel on Number 5 Bridge

Bay of Islands Vintage Railway - Gabriel on Number 5 Bridge

Preservation

The S&S pair were two of a class of five engines, two others went to

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and scrapped , whilst the last is currently preserved on the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in

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References

External links

Irish narrow gauge locomotives by railway
* {{Cite web, author=BIVR, date=2022, title=Steam Engines , url=https://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/about-boivr/steam-engines/, access-date=5 March 2022 Steam locomotives of Ireland 4-4-0T locomotives Peckett locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1905 3 ft gauge locomotives Scrapped locomotives