Wirral Railway 2-4-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 3 (Locobase 6473)
Data from [
] (accessed 8 April 2005). The Wirral Railway covered about 13 miles from the port of Birkenhead inland near Liverpool. This little pair of tanks was delivered around the same time the Wirral tok iover the Seacombe, Hoylake & Deeside. They were the line's only 2-4-0Ts and were retired well before the others in 1913-1914.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 3 |
| Locobase ID | 6473 |
| Railroad | Wirral Railway |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Whyte | 2-4-0T |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 3-4 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1884 |
| 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) | 59,360 / 26,925 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 75,936 / 34,444 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 75,936 / 34,444 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 984 / 3.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1.70 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 49 / 24.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60.50 / 1537 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 140 / 9.70 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 20" / 381x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 8851 / 4014.75 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 6.71 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 67 / 6.23 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 13 / 1.21 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 918 / 85.32 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 918 / 85.32 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 224.42 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1820 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1820 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 9380 |
| Power L1 | 4324 |
| Power MT | 321.19 |