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Great Eastern class W
The first locomotives that the newly founded Great Eastern procured in 1862 were express locomotives with the 2-2-2 wheel arrangement. They had outside cylinders and double frames made of wood and iron. The 31 locomot...
| Great Eastern class WRemove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | as built |
| Built | 1862-1867 |
| Manufacturers | Fairbairn & Co.;Slaughter & Gruening;Kitson & Co.;Schneider |
| Wheel arrangement | 1A1 |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 29727 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Built | 1862-1867 |
| Manufacturers | Fairbairn & Co., Slaughter & Gruening, Kitson & Co., Schneider |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-2-2 (Jenny Lind) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 4.57 m |
| Service mass | 29.7 t |
| Adhesion mass | 11.5 t |
| Total mass | 51.8 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.57 m |
| Axle load | 11.5 t |
Boiler
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.459 m² |
| Firebox surface | 6.968 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 97.084 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 104.052 m² |
| Total heating surface | 104.1 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 2,159 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 8.3 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 406 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 242 kW (329 PS) |
| Starting effort | 32.8 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Great Eastern class Was built |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.45 |
| Optimal speed | 45 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 8.1 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 138.9 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,138.66 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 2.58 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 6.58 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 71.32 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 13.93 |
