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Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6
The class 5 of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway was a 2-4-2T tank locomotive designed by John Aspinall in 1889 for passenger work. As a so-called “radial tank” with radially adjustable carrying axles at both ends an...
| Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | |
| Built | 1889-1911 |
| Manufacturers | Horwich |
| Wheel arrangement | 1B1 t |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 11951 mm |
| Service mass | 57661 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
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General
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1889-1911 |
| Manufacturers | Horwich |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-4-2T (Columbia) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 11.95 m |
| Wheelbase | 7.42 m |
| Service mass | 57.7 t |
| Adhesion mass | 32.3 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 2.62 m |
| Axle load | 17.8 t |
| Water capacity | 6,091 l |
| Fuel capacity | 2.3 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.742 m² |
| Firebox surface | 10.004 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 102.966 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 112.97 m² |
| Total heating surface | 113.0 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,727 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 11 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 444 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 447 kW (608 PS) |
| Starting effort | 70.8 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Lancashire & Yorkshire classes 5 and 6Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.47 |
| Optimal speed | 39 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.8 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 163.0 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,257.50 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.79 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 13.10 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 64.85 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.29 |
