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Name:   Bywater Class:   Hunslet Austerity
Number:   40 Classification:   4-F
Railway:   Shire Railway Chassis:   0-6-0ST
No.40 - 'Bywater'
Builder:
Dapol
History:
Purchased second-hand by the Shire Railway. Delivered on 7/7/03. Named after a Shire settlement. 
Status:
In Service
Model Info.:
'Warrington'
WD150

Built in 1944, by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd to a Hunslet Engine Company design, for the War Department. 
Driving Wheel:   4 ft. 3in. Coal Capacity:   2 tons 5 cwt
Length:   30 ft. 4 in. Water Capacity:   1,200 gals.
Weight:   48 tons 5 cwt Boiler Pressure:   170 lb.sq.in.
Purpose:   Heavy Shunting Cylinders:   18 in. x 26 in.
Designer:   R A Riddles Max. Tractive Effort:   23,870 lbf.