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Great Northern (UK) class N2

The surviving machine with GNR number 1744 in Bridgnorth in 2012

As a replacement for Ivatt's N1, Nigel Gresley developed the N2, which was again a tank locomotive with a 0-6-2T wheel arrangement and a driver diameter of 5 feet 8 inches. They were superheated from the factory and w...

Great Northern (UK) class N2Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1920-1929
Manufacturers Doncaster;Beyer, Peacock & Co.;Yorkshire Engine Co.;Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.
Wheel arrangement C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 11551 mm
Service mass 71428 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Great Northern (UK) class N2
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Built 1920-1929
Manufacturers Doncaster, Beyer, Peacock & Co., Yorkshire Engine Co., Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.
Wheel arrangement 0-6-2T (Webb)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (UK) class N2
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Length 11.55 m
Wheelbase 7.24 m
Service mass 71.4 t
Adhesion mass 56.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.95 m
Axle load 19.3 t
Water capacity 9,093 l
Fuel capacity 4.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Great Northern (UK) class N2
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Grate area 1.765 m²
Firebox surface 10.963 m²
Tube heating surface 81.755 m²
Evaporative heating surface 92.717 m²
Superheater surface 19.231 m²
Total heating surface 111.9 m²

Power plant

Property Great Northern (UK) class N2
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Driver diameter 1,727 mm
Boiler pressure 11.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 483 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 634 kW (862 PS)
Starting effort 88.7 kN

Calculated values

Property Great Northern (UK) class N2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.26
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 186.0 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,298.97
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.26
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 16.55
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.43
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.46
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.82
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