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Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire class 6B

The class 6B was a 4-4-0 express locomotive designed by Charles Sacré. 27 were built in the Gorton Shops between 1877 and 1880. They had double frames with outside cranks and a boiler that was very large for a British...

Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire class 6BRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1877-1880
Manufacturers Gorton
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 41709 kg
Top speed
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Engine

General

Property Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire class 6B
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Built 1877-1880
Manufacturers Gorton
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire class 6B
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Wheelbase 6.34 m
Total wheelbase 12.71 m
Service mass 41.7 t
Adhesion mass 29.5 t
Total mass 70.8 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.44 m
Axle load 16 t

Boiler

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Grate area 1.453 m²
Firebox surface 8.733 m²
Tube heating surface 85.657 m²
Evaporative heating surface 94.39 m²
Total heating surface 94.4 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,905 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 432 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 298 kW (405 PS)
Starting effort 53.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire class 6B
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.46
Optimal speed 34 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 138.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,401.01
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.41
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.73
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 64.96
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.81
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