Cambrian Railways Jones Class 89 0-6-0

Cambrian Railways Class 89
GWR Class 15

Cambrian Railways Jones class 855 in her final years of operation.

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Herbert Jones
Builder	Beyer, Peacock and Company (9); Robert Stephenson and Company (7)
Build date	1903–1919
Total produced	16

Specifications
Configuration	0-6-0
UIC class	C
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Loco weight	38 long tons (43 short tons; 39 t)
Tender weight	48.30 long tons (54.10 short tons; 49.08 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,625 lbf (82.8 kN)

Career
Class	89/15
Power class	BR:unknown

The Cambrian Railways Class 89s were an 0-6-0 tender locomotive introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they became Great Western Railway class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts.

Building

Built at Beyer, Peacock and Company (BP) and Robert Stephenson and Company (RS) Locomotive Works.

Cambrian nos.	GWR Nos.	Maker and order no.	Year built	Serial nos.
15	844	BP 0981	1918	5944
29	849	BP 0981	1918	5945
31	855	BP 0981	1919	5946
38	864	BP 9683	1908	5031
42, 54	873-874	BP 0981	1919	5947-48
89–91	887-889	RS E3	1903	3089-91
92, 93	891-892	RS E3	1903	3092-93
99–102	893-896	BP 9683	1908	5029-30, 5032-33

Nos. 99–102 were numbered 15, 31, 42, 54 until October 1908.^[1]

Withdrawal

The first loco withdrawn by the GWR was 888 in May 1922. The first locos withdrawn by BR were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively. The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954. None are preserved.

Models

A Javelin Cambrian Jones Class 89 in 7mm scale.

A 7mm scale model is produced by Javelin Models.

References

↑ Davies et al. 1966, p. K71.

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. ISBN 0-901115-20-7.

Great Western Railway absorbed locomotives, 1922 onwards

GWR Constituent Companies

Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway	0-4-0ST

Barry Railway	A B B1 C D E F G H K J L

Cambrian Railways	89

Cardiff Railway	0-4-0ST

Rhymney Railway	A AP B I K L L1 M P P1 R S S1

Taff Vale Railway	A C D E H K L M1 N O O1 O2 O3 O4 S T U U1 V 266

GWR Subsidiary Companies

Brecon and Merthyr Railway	Brecon and Merthyr 0-6-2T locomotives

Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway	4 Kidwelly & 5 Cwm Mawr (0-6-0ST)

Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway	28-29

Gwendraeth Valleys Railway	26

Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway	312-969

Midland and South Western Junction Railway	10–12

Neath and Brecon Railway	Neath and Brecon Stephensons

Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company	0-6-2T (Stephenson) 0-8-2T (Cooke) 0-8-2T (Sharp Stewart)

Powlesland and Mason	0-4-0ST

Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway	164-1310

Swansea Harbour Trust	0-4-0ST

South Wales Mineral Railway	817-818

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