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The CBSCR ''Bandon Tanks'' were a class of 4-6-0T mixed-traffic locomotives built for the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR) between 1906 and 1920. The Bandon Tanks were the only 4–6–0 tank locomotives to be built by Beyer, Peacock and Company. The class went on to serve with the CB&SCR's successors: the Great Southern Railways from 1925 and Córas Iompair Éireann from 1945. The Bandon Tanks excelled due to their elegant design, high power output and compact wheel arrangement, which suited the track of the CB&SCR network. ==Introduction and CB&SCR service== The 4–6–0T wheel arrangement was more typically found on narrow gauge lines, because the restricted bunker space (and resultant limited coal capacity) is less of a hindrance on the typically shorter journeys of such lines. A 4-6-2T wheel arrangement would have given more bunker space, but it would have been too long for the CB&SCR's turntables. The wheelbase was also short-coupled (close to each other) in order to manage the tight curves on the CB&SCR lines. Each locomotive had capacity for two tons of coal and 1,100 gallons of water and weighed 56 tons 10 hundredweight. The first member of the class was 11 which was ordered in 1905, cost £3,145 and was delivered in June 1906. The next to be built was 14, which was ordered in 1908, cost £2,575 and was delivered in March 1909.〔 These were followed by 15 in October 1910, 20 in July 1912 and 19 in June 1914.〔 The CB&SCR ordered no. 4 in April 1915 but First World War restrictions prevented Beyer, Peacock from completing and delivering it until October 1919.〔 The two final members of the class were 8 and 13, which were delivered in November 1920.〔 Post-war inflation had trebled the price of these final two locomotives to £8,163 and £9,163 respectively.〔 Operationally the Bandon Tanks were small and powerful locomotives, well regarded apart from the cramped cab and the difficulty of cab access due to the rear wheel splashers. Despite the bunker size being limited by the 4–6–0T layout, Bandon Tanks had no difficulty covering distances on the CB&SCR network, the greatest of which was between and Baltimore. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CBSCR Bandon Tank」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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