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North British class M 4-4-0

D27 No. 479

Dugald Drummond undertook the first trials with a powerful 4-4-0 express locomotive of the North British Railway in the 1870s. These twelve examples were from Neilson & Co. and from North British's own workshops and w...

North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Variant
D31
Built 1884, 1890-1895, 1898-1899
Manufacturers Cowlairs
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 13208 mm
Service mass 46637 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Built 1884, 1890-1895, 1898-1899
Manufacturers Cowlairs
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Length 13.21 m
Length loco 6.73 m
Wheelbase 6.73 m
Service mass 46.6 t
Adhesion mass 31.2 t
Total mass 79.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.74 m
Axle load 15.9 t
Water capacity 13,639 l
Fuel capacity 5.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Grate area 1.858 m²
Firebox surface 10.963 m²
Tube heating surface 106.653 m²
Evaporative heating surface 117.615 m²
Total heating surface 117.6 m²

Power plant

Property North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Driver diameter 1,981 mm
Boiler pressure 10.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 410 kW (557 PS)
Starting effort 61.3 kN

Calculated values

Property North British class M 4-4-0Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.00
Optimal speed 40 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 172.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,257.55
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.49
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.88
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.30
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.73
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