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British Rail Standard class 2
The team around Riddles designed the class 2 with the wheel arrangement 2-6-0 as the smallest tender locomotive among the standard classes. It was designed for use with all types of trains on branch lines and therefor...
| British Rail Standard class 2Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | Standard |
| Built | 1952-1956 |
| Manufacturers | Darlington |
| Wheel arrangement | 1C |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 16218 mm |
| Service mass | 49990 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1952-1956 |
| Manufacturers | Darlington |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-6-0 (Mogul) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.22 m |
| Wheelbase | 6.78 m |
| Service mass | 50 t |
| Adhesion mass | 41.2 t |
| Total mass | 87.4 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.19 m |
| Axle load | 14 t |
| Water capacity | 13,627 l |
| Fuel capacity | 4.1 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.626 m² |
| Firebox surface | 9.383 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 85.842 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 95.226 m² |
| Superheater surface | 11.52 m² |
| Total heating surface | 106.7 m² |
Power plant
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,524 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 13.8 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 419 x 610 mm |
Power
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 634 kW (862 PS) |
| Starting effort | 82.3 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | British Rail Standard class 2 Standard Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.90 |
| Optimal speed | 47 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 12.7 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 165.2 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,018.22 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.21 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.11 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 65.65 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 9.15 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 8.27 |
