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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
L3
Built 1907
Manufacturers North British
Wheel arrangement C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 59439 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
L3
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Built 1907
Manufacturers North British
Wheel arrangement 0-6-2T (Webb)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
L3
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Wheelbase 6.30 m
Service mass 59.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.39 m
Water capacity 9,274 l
Fuel capacity 2.2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
L3
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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”
L3
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Driver diameter 1,524 mm
Boiler pressure 11 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

Property Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
L3
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Power source steam
Estimated power 466 kW (634 PS)
Starting effort 84.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Furness Railway classes 112 and 98 “Cleator Tanks”
L3
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Optimal speed 34 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 154.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,406.89
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.84
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 55.30
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.80
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