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London & North Western Precedent class

No. 955 “Charles Dickens”

The LNWR Precedent class consisted of 70 2-4-0 express locomotives with a driver diameter of 6 ft 6 in or 1,981 mm, built between 1874 and 1882. As usual, they had inside cylinders with a common steam chest . Francis ...

London & North Western Precedent classRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1874-1882
Manufacturers Crewe
Wheel arrangement 1B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 33276 kg
Top speed
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General

Property London & North Western Precedent class
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Built 1874-1882
Manufacturers Crewe
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0 (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property London & North Western Precedent class
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Wheelbase 4.78 m
Service mass 33.3 t
Adhesion mass 22.6 t
Total mass 58.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.78 m
Axle load 11.7 t
Water capacity 8,184 l
Fuel capacity 4.1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property London & North Western Precedent class
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Grate area 1.589 m²
Firebox surface 9.615 m²
Tube heating surface 91.092 m²
Evaporative heating surface 100.707 m²
Total heating surface 100.7 m²

Power plant

Property London & North Western Precedent class
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Driver diameter 2,007 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 432 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 298 kW (405 PS)
Starting effort 46.5 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.76
Optimal speed 39 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 148.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,200.00
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.48
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.64
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 63.38
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.47
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