GECB Brimsdown 0-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Zebedee (Locobase 8021)
Data from Great Central Railway's website's listing of the museum road's locomotives -- [
], accessed 22 December 2006.
The GCR site explains that this industrial tank was produced for the Central Electricity Generating Board to operate at one of its generating stations. After serving Brimsdown and Rye for 23 years, Zebedee was sold to Railway Vehicle Preservations Ltd (the predecessor to the GCR) in 1972. It ran on the Stour Valley Railway after a major overhaul. Several other museum railways -- Kent & East Sussex Railway and Bodmin and Wenford Railway -- have since operated the powerful locomotive.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Zebedee |
| Locobase ID | 8021 |
| Railroad | GECB Brimsdown |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 0-6-0T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 7597 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Stephenson & Hawthorns |
| Year | 1949 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 117,152 / 53,139 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 117,152 / 53,139 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1440 / 5.45 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.20 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 65 / 32.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 43 / 1092 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 27,668 / 12550.01 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.23 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 90 / 8.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18 / 1.67 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1092 / 101.49 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1092 / 101.49 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 154.49 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3240 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3240 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 16,200 |
| Power L1 | 2814 |
| Power MT | 158.87 |