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Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”

British Railways Class 294 No. 57361 in August 1948 at Polmadie Depot

After Dugald Drummond became chief engineer of the Caledonian, he introduced a new class of 0-6-0 goods locomotives. As a basis he used the class D, which he had built a few years earlier during his appointment at Nor...

Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”Remove
Variant
294
Built 1883-1890
Manufacturers St. Rollox
Wheel arrangement C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 41963 kg
Top speed
Power
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General

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Built 1883-1890
Manufacturers St. Rollox
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 (Six-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Wheelbase 4.95 m
Service mass 42 t
Adhesion mass 42 t
Total mass 78.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.95 m
Axle load 14 t
Water capacity 12,912 l
Fuel capacity 5.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Grate area 1.812 m²
Evaporative heating surface 112.506 m²
Total heating surface 112.5 m²

Power plant

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Driver diameter 1,524 mm
Boiler pressure 10.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 660 mm

Power

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 410 kW (557 PS)
Starting effort 79.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Caledonian classes 294 and 711 “Jumbo”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.17
Optimal speed 32 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.8 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.78
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 62.09
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