On account of the risk of damage when new (during the Irish Civil War period of 1921–1922), both examples were initially sent to Belfast for safekeeping. They were stored by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) at Adelaide yard until 1923, when they were returned to the DSER. The locos were withdrawn in the early 1960s.[1]
In 1925, the DSER was absorbed into the Great Southern Railways and the two locomotives were renumbered 461 and 462, and placed in Class 461 or Class K2.
Originally said to have been painted green, although the DSER's standard livery was lined black, on becoming part of the GSR, they were painted in the standard livery of unlined dark battleship grey which they retained until withdrawal.
Following withdrawal, 461 was repainted into a livery based on lined DSER black for display, while still owned by CIÉ. Under the RPSI, she was initially painted plain black with a 'flying snail', but more recently she has been outshopped in an unprototypical CIÉ lined green livery upon completion of her overhaul in 2011.
Preservationedit
461 at Bangor in 2013
Locomotive No. 461 was initially preserved by CIÉ in 1967, one of several engines to be put on display at various railway stations around Ireland following an appeal by the Irish Railway Record Society. Other locomotives put on display by CIÉ included ex-GNR 131 and ex-GSWR No. 90.
After being moved several times following display, 461 was presented by CIÉ to the RPSI in 1977.[2] An extensive overhaul followed at Whitehead and the locomotive returned to traffic in late 1990. The locomotive completed an overhaul in 2011 at the RPSI's Whitehead base, and was operation in the Dublin area until 2018. She has also been used on some northern operations including one to Portrush and also some to Bangor. The locomotive is currently in store in Whitehead since late 2018, awaiting overhaul.
While she did have some initial steaming problems after the last overhaul, it was later discovered this was due to incorrect firebar spacing at Whitehead (which a Dublin volunteer had previously corrected in its previous service period in the 1990s[4]). Once rectified in Dublin, her performance improved dramatically. No. 461 is the only surviving DSER locomotive.
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461 At Whitehead on an RPSI railtourwebpage for preserved K2 Class No.461
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the 1922 locomotives D amp SER 15 amp 16 For earlier locomotives carrying the same D amp SER number see DWWR 15 The Dublin and South Eastern Railway 15 and 16 were a pair of 2 6 0 steam locomotives which were built for the heavy goods freight traffic on the Dublin to Wexford main line of the Dublin and South Eastern Railway DSER The two locomotives were built by Beyer Peacock and Company at their Gorton Foundry in Manchester Dublin amp South Eastern Railway 15 and 16GSR 461 ClassCIE K2 ClassGSR 461 at MacDonagh station Kilkenny in March 2015 Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerG H WildBuilderBeyer Peacock amp Co Order number02160Serial number6112 6113Build date1922Total produced2SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte2 6 0 UIC1 C h2Gauge5 ft 3 in 1 600 mm Leading dia 3 ft 0 in 0 914 m Driver dia 5 ft 1 in 1 549 m Axle load15 long tons 1 cwt 33 700 lb or 15 3 t Adhesive weight43 long tons 9 cwt 97 300 lb or 44 1 t Loco weight50 long tons 1 cwt 112 100 lb or 50 9 t Tender weight32 long tons 10 cwt 72 800 lb or 33 t Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity5 long tons 0 cwt 11 200 lb or 5 1 t Water cap 2 600 imperial gallons 12 000 L 3 100 US gal Firebox Grate area20 sq ft 1 9 m2 Boiler pressure175 lbf in2 1 21 MPa Heating surface Firebox134 sq ft 12 4 m2 Tubes and flues952 sq ft 88 4 m2 Superheater Heating area164 sq ft 15 2 m2 CylindersTwo insideCylinder size19 in 26 in 483 mm 660 mm Valve type8 in 203 mm piston valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort22 890 lbf 101 82 kN CareerOperatorsDublin and South Eastern Railway Great Southern Railways Coras Iompair EireannClassDSR NoneGSR CIE 461 or K2NumbersDSER 15 16GSR 461 462Withdrawn1963 1965PreservedOne No 15 461Restored1990 2012Current ownerRailway Preservation Society of IrelandDispositionOne preserved one scrapped On account of the risk of damage when new during the Irish Civil War period of 1921 1922 both examples were initially sent to Belfast for safekeeping They were stored by the Great Northern Railway Ireland at Adelaide yard until 1923 when they were returned to the DSER The locos were withdrawn in the early 1960s 1 In 1925 the DSER was absorbed into the Great Southern Railways and the two locomotives were renumbered 461 and 462 and placed in Class 461 or Class K2 Contents 1 Livery 2 Preservation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLivery editOriginally said to have been painted green although the DSER s standard livery was lined black on becoming part of the GSR they were painted in the standard livery of unlined dark battleship grey which they retained until withdrawal Following withdrawal 461 was repainted into a livery based on lined DSER black for display while still owned by CIE Under the RPSI she was initially painted plain black with a flying snail but more recently she has been outshopped in an unprototypical CIE lined green livery upon completion of her overhaul in 2011 Preservation edit nbsp 461 at Bangor in 2013 Locomotive No 461 was initially preserved by CIE in 1967 one of several engines to be put on display at various railway stations around Ireland following an appeal by the Irish Railway Record Society Other locomotives put on display by CIE included ex GNR 131 and ex GSWR No 90 After being moved several times following display 461 was presented by CIE to the RPSI in 1977 2 An extensive overhaul followed at Whitehead and the locomotive returned to traffic in late 1990 The locomotive completed an overhaul in 2011 at the RPSI s Whitehead base and was operation in the Dublin area until 2018 She has also been used on some northern operations including one to Portrush and also some to Bangor The locomotive is currently in store in Whitehead since late 2018 awaiting overhaul 461 has appeared in theatrical film releases such as Michael Collins Nora and Angela s Ashes 3 She can be seen in an episode of Foyle s War While she did have some initial steaming problems after the last overhaul it was later discovered this was due to incorrect firebar spacing at Whitehead which a Dublin volunteer had previously corrected in its previous service period in the 1990s 4 Once rectified in Dublin her performance improved dramatically No 461 is the only surviving DSER locomotive See also editDiesel Locomotives of Ireland Multiple Units of Ireland Coaching Stock of Ireland Steam locomotives of IrelandReferences edit DUBLIN amp SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY K2 GSR CLASSIFICATION 2 6 0 No 461 Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Archived from the original on 11 February 2007 Retrieved 15 January 2009 The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Archived from the original on 11 February 2007 Retrieved 4 May 2006 FILM CONTRACTS Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Retrieved 14 January 2009 Five Foot Three PDF RPSI 1993 Retrieved 2 May 2021 Clements Jeremy amp McMahon Michael 2008 Locomotives of the GSR Newtownards Colourpoint Books pp 151 152 287 ISBN 978 1 906578 26 8 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to DSER 15 GSR 461 nbsp 461 At Whitehead on an RPSI railtourwebpage for preserved K2 Class No 461 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DSER 15 and 16 amp oldid 1193495647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
