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British Rail Standard class 2 tank

The smallest tank locomotive of the BR standard program was the class 2 tank with a 2-6-2T wheel arrangement. It was derived from the LMS Ivatt class 2 2-6-2T and intended for mixed traffic. It had a smaller loading g...

British Rail Standard class 2 tankRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1953-1957
Manufacturers Crewe;Darlington
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 11821 mm
Service mass 67313 kg
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General

Property British Rail Standard class 2 tank
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Built 1953-1957
Manufacturers Crewe, Darlington
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property British Rail Standard class 2 tank
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Length 11.82 m
Wheelbase 9.22 m
Service mass 67.3 t
Adhesion mass 41.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.19 m
Axle load 14.2 t
Water capacity 25,438 l
Fuel capacity 0.7 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.626 m²
Firebox surface 9.383 m²
Tube heating surface 85.842 m²
Evaporative heating surface 95.226 m²
Superheater surface 11.52 m²
Total heating surface 106.7 m²

Power plant

Property British Rail Standard class 2 tank
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Driver diameter 1,524 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 419 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 634 kW (862 PS)
Starting effort 82.3 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.99
Optimal speed 47 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 165.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,018.22
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.61
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.11
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 65.65
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.15
Total/Superheater 1 : 8.27
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