GNRi1959 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) On 1st May 1915 the ambulance train arrived in Omagh pulled by loco no. 178. Anyone any clue on the class of this 4-4-0 and anything on it's history? Edited August 11, 2022 by GNRi1959 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) 178 was an SG class 0-6-0. The 4-4-0 number series stopped at 174 and restarted at 190. 178 was delivered in 1913, new boiler 1949, went to CIE in 1958 and withdrawn Mar 61. Here’s a sister loco courtesy of Ernie. Very easy to see how these are a goods version of the more famous S class - crop off the wheels and the likeness is clear! Edited August 11, 2022 by Galteemore 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRi1959 Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Galteemore, thank you for your reply. I don't imagine an 0-6-0 pulling the nine carriages of an ambulance train on the mainline ferrying wonder soldiers from the battlefields of France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, GNRi1959 said: Galteemore, thank you for your reply. I don't imagine an 0-6-0 pulling the nine carriages of an ambulance train on the mainline ferrying wonder soldiers from the battlefields of France. You'd be surprised! They had these engines on a number of military-related trains. I was told a story of two of them (dunno what numbers) allocated to Belfast to Aldergrove trains of sand and supplies for the American air base there........ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: You'd be surprised! They had these engines on a number of military-related trains. I was told a story of two of them (dunno what numbers) allocated to Belfast to Aldergrove trains of sand and supplies for the American air base there........ Indeed, Jb. One reason they had 5’1 rather than 4’7 driving wheels as with previous GN goods locos was to make them suitable to haul excursion trains when required. Edited August 11, 2022 by Galteemore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRi1959 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Excuse my ignorance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Hardly ignorance Tony! One of my lecturers used to say that the more you learn about a subject, the more you realise that you don’t know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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