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Metropolitan class F

The class E was a 0-6-2T tank locomotive built for goods traffic on the Metropolitan Railway mainline. It was developed from the class E 0-4-4T by adding a third driving axle and using a single radial trailing axle in...

Metropolitan class FRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1901
Manufacturers Yorkshire Engine Co.
Wheel arrangement C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10744 mm
Service mass 58931 kg
Top speed
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Engine

General

Property Metropolitan class F
Standard
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Built 1901
Manufacturers Yorkshire Engine Co.
Wheel arrangement 0-6-2T (Webb)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Metropolitan class F
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Length 10.74 m
Wheelbase 6.71 m
Service mass 58.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.88 m
Water capacity 6,500 l
Fuel capacity 3.6 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Metropolitan class F
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Grate area 1.663 m²
Firebox surface 9.29 m²
Tube heating surface 97.548 m²
Evaporative heating surface 106.839 m²
Total heating surface 106.8 m²

Power plant

Property Metropolitan class F
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Driver diameter 1,524 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 444 x 660 mm

Power

Property Metropolitan class F
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Power source steam
Estimated power 447 kW (608 PS)
Starting effort 90.3 kN

Calculated values

Property Metropolitan class F
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Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 153.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,337.10
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.66
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 64.24
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.50
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