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London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”

British Railways No. 47476 in June 1957 in front of a mail train

After a series of 0-6-0T tank locomotives developed for the Midland Railway, Henry Fowler's class 3F built for the LMS was the last one in the row. Based on the MR class 2441 built from 1899, these had a smaller boile...

London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1924-1931
Manufacturers W. G. Bagnall;Beardmore;Hunslet;Horwich;North British;Vulcan Foundry
Wheel arrangement C t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10897 mm
Service mass 50294 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
Standard
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Built 1924-1931
Manufacturers W. G. Bagnall, Beardmore, Hunslet, Horwich, North British, Vulcan Foundry
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
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Length 10.90 m
Wheelbase 5.03 m
Service mass 50.3 t
Adhesion mass 50.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.03 m
Axle load 18 t
Water capacity 5,455 l
Fuel capacity 2.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
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Grate area 1.486 m²
Firebox surface 9.012 m²
Tube heating surface 89.977 m²
Evaporative heating surface 98.988 m²
Total heating surface 99.0 m²

Power plant

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
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Driver diameter 1,397 mm
Boiler pressure 11 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 373 kW (507 PS)
Starting effort 92.7 kN

Calculated values

Property London, Midland & Scottish Fowler class 3F “Jinty”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.32
Optimal speed 24 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 144.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,505.32
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 19.55
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 66.61
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.98
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