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Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
William Frank Pettigrew, who had taken up the post of Chief Engineer at the Furness in 1896, was tasked with designing a powerful locomotive for mineral service. The solution was a six-coupled tank locomotive with a t...
| Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | |
| Built | 1898 |
| Manufacturers | Sharp, Stewart & Co. |
| Wheel arrangement | C1 t |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 55883 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1898 |
| Manufacturers | Sharp, Stewart & Co. |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-2T (Webb) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 6.30 m |
| Service mass | 55.9 t |
| Adhesion mass | 45.2 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.39 m |
| Axle load | 16.3 t |
| Water capacity | 7,639 l |
| Fuel capacity | 1.6 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.905 m² |
| Firebox surface | 9.755 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 95.597 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 105.352 m² |
| Total heating surface | 105.4 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,422 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 10.3 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 457 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 429 kW (583 PS) |
| Starting effort | 85.3 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.20 |
| Optimal speed | 31 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.7 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 154.1 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,406.89 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.24 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.91 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 55.30 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.80 |
