Bristol & Exeter 2-4-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 30 (Locobase 10112)

Data from "Locomotives of the Bristol & Exeter Railway," The Locomotive & Railway Carriage & Wagon Review, Vol IV (March 1899), p. 35. . Boiler pressure is an estimate.

These were positively the last locomotives to be ordered by the B & E before its amalgamation with God's Wonderful Railway. In fact, they never operated under the original numbers, but bore the GWR's 1358-1359 as soon as they entered service.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class30
Locobase ID10112
RailroadBristol & Exeter
CountryGreat Britain
Whyte2-4-0T
Number in Class2
Road Numbers30, 33 / 1358-1359
GaugeStd
Number Built2
BuilderBristol
Year1876
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)15.33 / 4.67
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)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)60 / 1524
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)140 / 970
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)16" x 24" / 406x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)12,186 / 5527.48
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)169 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)103.50 / 9.62
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)863 / 80.20
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)863 / 80.20
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume154.52
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation
Same as above plus superheater percentage
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area14,490
Power L13460
Power MT

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