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North British class H

No. 903 “Highland Chief” on a Stephenson works photo

When the North British Railway needed new express locomotives which were much more powerful than the existing 4-4-0, William Reid developed the Atlantic that was later called class H. It was the only five-axle tender ...

North British class HRemove
Variant
as built
Built 1906, 1911, 1921
Manufacturers North British;Robert Stephenson & Co.
Wheel arrangement 2B1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17983 mm
Service mass 75594 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property North British class HRemove
Built 1906, 1911, 1921
Manufacturers North British, Robert Stephenson & Co.
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property North British class HRemove
Length 17.98 m
Wheelbase 8.47 m
Total wheelbase 16.21 m
Empty mass 68.2 t
Service mass 75.6 t
Adhesion mass 40.6 t
Total mass 121.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.24 m
Axle load 20.3 t
Water capacity 19,275 l
Fuel capacity 7.1 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.648 m²
Firebox surface 17.447 m²
Tube heating surface 192.142 m²
Evaporative heating surface 209.589 m²
Total heating surface 209.6 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 2,057 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 508 x 711 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 895 kW (1,217 PS)
Starting effort 104.6 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.81
Optimal speed 53 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 296.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 971.27
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.86
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.42
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 79.15
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.01
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