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South Eastern & Chatham class H

No. 263 in April 2018 at Sheffield Park railway station

When the South Eastern & Chatham needed new suburban tank locomotives for the south of London, Harry Wainwright used the existing 0-4-4T locomotives of the SECR's constituents as an inspiration. These were the SER's c...

South Eastern & Chatham class HRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1904-1909, 1915
Manufacturers Ashford
Wheel arrangement B2 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10027 mm
Service mass 55273 kg
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General

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Built 1904-1909, 1915
Manufacturers Ashford
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4T (Forney)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Length 10.03 m
Service mass 55.3 t
Adhesion mass 34.1 t
Axle load 17.1 t
Water capacity 6,136 l
Fuel capacity 1.5 t (coal)

Boiler

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Grate area 1.549 m²
Firebox surface 9.499 m²
Tube heating surface 93.159 m²
Evaporative heating surface 102.658 m²
Total heating surface 102.7 m²

Power plant

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Driver diameter 1,676 mm
Boiler pressure 11 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Power source steam
Estimated power 447 kW (608 PS)
Starting effort 77.2 kN

Calculated values

Property South Eastern & Chatham class H
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.34
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 150.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,444.13
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.62
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 15.71
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 66.27
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.81
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