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Great Northern (UK) class O2

No. 477, the first production engine

The GNR O2 was development of the O1, which initially differed almost only in the number and arrangement of the cylinders. Instead of the previous two cylinders, three smaller ones were now used to improve power trans...

Great Northern (UK) class O2Remove
Variant
prototype
Built 1918
Manufacturers Doncaster;North British
Wheel arrangement 1D
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18713 mm
Service mass 77626 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Great Northern (UK) class O2
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Built 1918
Manufacturers Doncaster, North British
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Great Northern (UK) class O2
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Length 18.71 m
Wheelbase 8.28 m
Total wheelbase 15.91 m
Service mass 77.6 t
Adhesion mass 67.7 t
Total mass 121.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.64 m
Axle load 17.4 t
Water capacity 19,094 l
Fuel capacity 7.3 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.555 m²
Firebox surface 15.19 m²
Tube heating surface 178.978 m²
Evaporative heating surface 194.168 m²
Superheater surface 40.041 m²
Total heating surface 234.2 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,422 mm
Boiler pressure 11.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders three, 457 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 858 kW
Starting effort 145.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.58
Optimal speed 35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 11.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 350.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 928.78
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.15
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.93
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 91.67
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 11.78
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.85
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