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Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36

William Cowan joined the Great North of Scotland in 1857 as Chief Engineer and soon had to order new locomotives due to growth in traffic. The three locomotives delivered by Robert Stephenson & Co. in 1861 were among ...

Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1861, 1863
Manufacturers Robert Stephenson & Co.
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 35054 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36
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Built 1861, 1863
Manufacturers Robert Stephenson & Co.
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36
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Service mass 35.1 t
Adhesion mass 15.7 t
Axle load 7.9 t

Boiler

Property Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36
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Grate area 0.952 m²
Firebox surface 6.262 m²
Tube heating surface 83.427 m²
Evaporative heating surface 89.689 m²
Total heating surface 89.7 m²

Power plant

Property Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36
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Driver diameter 1,549 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 406 x 559 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 149 kW (203 PS)
Starting effort 48.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Great North of Scotland No. 28 to 36
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.16
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 4.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 121.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,198.12
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.23
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.38
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 94.21
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 13.32
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