Data from "Railway Notes - Lancashire & Yorkshire Ry", The Locomotive Magazine, Vol XV (15 May 1909), p. 86.
This was another in a series of British designs that addressed the need for much more power in banking (helper) service on steep grades as well as in shunting (switching) in coal-train yards. According to the information from CME George Hughes, LM reported, these were designed specifically for the "..heavy inclines at Aintree and Fazakerly sidings, Liverpool, and at Accrington, to which services they will be restricted."
The second and third driving axle tires were especially wide and flangeless to reduce binding in curves. The boiler used a Belpaire firebox and photos show how close to the limits of the loading gauge these engines were built. Steamindex quotes Mason as saying that the 32s were nicknamed "Little Egberts" (Locobase cannot determine the origin, but presumably it was a resourceful or strong character in fiction) and were "uniformly successful". Mason also said they didn't outlast 1919, but another source credits them with the LMS class ID and numbers shown above.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 32 / 6F |
| Locobase ID | 10704 |
| Railroad | Lancashire & Yorkshire |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 0-8-2T |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 1501-1505 / 11800-11804 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | Horwich |
| Year | 1909 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17 / 5.18 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 24.50 / 7.47 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.69 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 24.50 / 7.47 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 39,884 / 18,091 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 152,320 / 69,091 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 188,160 / 85,348 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2400 / 9.09 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3.30 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 63 / 31.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 54 / 1372 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 21.5" x 26" / 546x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 34,052 / 15445.75 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.47 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 295 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13 / 3.96 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 190 / 17.65 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 25.60 / 2.38 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2198 / 204.20 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2198 / 204.20 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 201.19 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4608 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4608 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 34,200 |
| Power L1 | 4668 |
| Power MT | 270.25 |