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London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks

No. 231

A total of ten small tank locomotives were grouped together under the name "South London Tanks", which showed a few differences and were built by Craven for operation in the southern suburbs of London. The first was n...

General

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Built	1866
Manufacturers	Brighton
Wheel arrangement	0-4-2T
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Length	7.68 m
Wheelbase	4.37 m
Rigid wheelbase	4.37 m
Service weight	36 t
Adhesive weight	24.4 t
Axle load	12.3 t
Water capacity	4,202 l
Fuel capacity	1.3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Firebox surface	8.361 m²
Tube heating surface	78.039 m²
Evaporative heating surface	86.4 m²
Total heating surface	86.4 m²

Power plant

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Driver diameter	1,524 mm
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 406 x 508 mm

Power

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	242 kW (329 PS)

Calculated values

Property	London, Brighton & South Coast Craven South London Tanks 230 212 213 230 231 Remove
Power-to-weight ratio	6.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	128.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,027.98
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.47
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 9.33

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