London & North Western 0-8-2 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 1185 (Locobase 2204)

One of several freight-engine classes that used the 23.60-sq ft grate

Chris Northedge, author of the [link] (10 May 2003 -- the website of the London & North Western Railway Society's Goods Locomotives "exhibit" describes its origins.

This was a CJ Bowen-Cooke heavy shunter design that made use of the basic G-class boiler and grate and added a trailing pony truck. Northedge notes that like the other 0-8-0s, the third driver was flangeless and the coupling rods came in 3 parts to handle sharp curves.

The last of this class retired in 1953.[1951, says Northedge]

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class1185
Locobase ID2204
RailroadLondon & North Western
CountryGreat Britain
Whyte0-8-2T
Number in Class30
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built30
BuilderL&NW - Crewe
Year1911
Valve GearJoy
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)17.25 / 5.26
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)23 / 7.01
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.75
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)138,860 / 62,986
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)161,280 / 73,155
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)3 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)58 / 29
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)53 / 1346
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)170 / 1170
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)20.5" x 24" / 521x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)27,499 / 12473.35
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.05
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)147 / 13.66
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)23.60 / 2.19
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1953 / 181.51
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1953 / 181.51
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume213.01
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4012
Same as above plus superheater percentage4012
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area24,990
Power L14403
Power MT279.62

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