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London & North Western Claughton class

No. 5962 rebuilt with smoke deflectors, a larger boiler and Caprotti valve gear

The Claughton class consisted of a total of 130 4-6-0 express locomotives which were designed by Bowen Cooke and built at Crewe between 1913 and 1921. They had four cylinders mounted in one line, all powering the firs...

London & North Western Claughton classRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1913-1921
Manufacturers Crewe
Wheel arrangement 2C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 19329 mm
Service mass 78998 kg
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General

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Built 1913-1921
Manufacturers Crewe
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Length 19.33 m
Length loco 12.21 m
Wheelbase 8.84 m
Total wheelbase 16.46 m
Service mass 79 t
Adhesion mass 59.9 t
Total mass 118.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.65 m
Axle load 20.1 t
Water capacity 13,639 l
Fuel capacity 6.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Grate area 2.834 m²
Firebox surface 15.905 m²
Tube heating surface 152.946 m²
Evaporative heating surface 168.851 m²
Superheater surface 38.425 m²
Total heating surface 207.3 m²

Power plant

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Driver diameter 2,057 mm
Boiler pressure 12.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders four, 406 x 660 mm

Power

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,044 kW (1,419 PS)
Starting effort 108.7 kN

Calculated values

Property London & North Western Claughton class
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.41
Optimal speed 60 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 325.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,053.61
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.32
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.96
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 73.14
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.62
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.39
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