Midland 2-2-2 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Jenny Lind (Locobase 8481)

Mentioned and illustrated in David Joy's diary as reproduced on [] . Grate area estimated by Samuel Rendell (M. I Mech.E), "The Steam Locomotive: Fifty Years Ago and Now", read Saturday, 13 January 1906 and published in the Transactions of the Manchester Association of Engineers 1906 (January to March).


Class Jenny Sharp (Locobase 5591)

Mentioned and illustrated in David Joy's diary as reproduced on [] . Grate area originally presented as estimated by Samuel Rendell (M. I Mech.E), "The Steam Locomotive: Fifty Years Ago and Now", read Saturday, 13 January 1906 and published in the Transactions of the Manchester Association of Engineers 1906 (January to March).

But see also Daniel Kinnear Clark, Railway machinery: a treatise on the mechanical engineering of ..., Vol 2 (London: Blackie and Son, 1855), p. 314, which has both grate area and firebox heating surface explicitly recorded.


Class unknown (Locobase 2211)

Data from Ahrons (1927), pp. 145, 147.

Designed by M. Kirtley, who used outside, double-plate frames and outside bearings on all axles.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

ClassJenny LindJenny Sharpunknown
Locobase ID8481 5591 2211
RailroadMidlandMidlandMidland
CountryGreat BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain
Whyte2-2-22-2-22-2-2
Number in Class24
Road Numbers2760
GaugeStdStdStd
Number Built24
BuilderMidlandSharp Brothers
Year184818481861
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)16 / 4.8816 / 4.8816 / 4.88
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)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)53,872 / 24,43647,040 / 21,337
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)35,056 / 15,90129,232 / 13,259
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)88,928 / 40,33776,272 / 34,596
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)960 / 3.64960 / 3.64
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 1.70 / 2 1.70 / 2
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)72 / 182966 / 167680 / 2032
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)100 / 6.90100 / 6.90140 / 9.70
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 20" / 381x50816" x 20" / 406x50816.5" x 22" / 419x559
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)5313 / 2409.946594 / 2990.998909 / 4041.06
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)124 - 2" / 51161 - 2" / 51 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10 / 3.05
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)80 / 7.4389 / 8.27
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)12.20 / 1.1311.40 / 1.0616 / 1.49
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)800 / 74.35932 / 86.621136 / 105.58
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)800 / 74.35932 / 86.621136 / 105.58
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume195.57200.25208.65
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation122011402240
Same as above plus superheater percentage122011402240
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area80008900
Power L135203254
Power MT

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