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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 | rebuilt 4-2-2 |
| Built | 1872-1873 |
| Manufacturers | Fairbairn & Co.;Slaughter & Gruening;Kitson & Co.;Schneider |
| Wheel arrangement | 2A1 |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 31917 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Built | 1872-1873 |
| Manufacturers | Fairbairn & Co., Slaughter & Gruening, Kitson & Co., Schneider |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-2-2 (Single) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 6.33 m |
| Service mass | 31.9 t |
| Adhesion mass | 13.8 t |
| Axle load | 13.8 t |
Boiler
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.542 m² |
| Firebox surface | 9.29 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 92.911 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 102.202 m² |
| Total heating surface | 102.2 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Boiler pressure | 9.7 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 432 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 261 kW (355 PS) |
Calculated values
| Property | Great Eastern class Wrebuilt 4-2-2 |
|---|---|
| Power-to-weight ratio | 8.2 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 148.7 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,201.05 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 2.32 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 66.28 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.00 |
