Littleton Colliery Co. Ltd 0-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class Robert Nelson (Locobase 8024)
Data from Great Central Railway's website's listing of the museum road's locomotives -- [
], accessed 22 December 2006. Works number was 1800 in 1936.
Hunslet's little six-coupled saddle tank
served the 4-mile line between the colliery and the Grand Junction's Wolverhampton-Stafford main line. As the GCR account notes, "The last mile into the colliery yard was steeply graded and 4, along with other steam locomotives at the colliery, had to work hard for their living."
Sold into museum work in 1973, the Robert Nelson proved a "faithful little servant" in a variety of roles. It was sold to the Riverstown Old Corn Mill Railway in Ireland in 1996. It was not operational in the 21st century.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Robert Nelson |
| Locobase ID | 8024 |
| Railroad | Littleton Colliery Co. Ltd |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 0-6-0ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 4 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Hunslet Engine Co |
| Year | 1936 |
| 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) | 86,464 / 39,219 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 86,464 / 39,219 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 960 / 3.64 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.70 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 48 / 24 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 45 / 1143 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 170 / 1170 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 22" / 406x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 18,085 / 8203.23 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.78 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 79 / 7.34 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14 / 1.30 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 867 / 80.58 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 867 / 80.58 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 169.35 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2380 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2380 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 13,430 |
| Power L1 | 3143 |
| Power MT | 240.42 |