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Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”

No. 4 “Palmerston” in May 2013

In 1863 and 1864 the Ffestiniog Railway received four small tank locomotives with an additional tender from George England. Up until this point, the line had been operated downhill by gravity and uphill by horses. Alt...

Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1863-1864
Manufacturers George England
Wheel arrangement B tt
Gauge 597 mm
Length
Service mass 8128 kg
Top speed
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Engine

General

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Built 1863-1864
Manufacturers George England
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0TT (Four-coupled)
Gauge 597 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Wheelbase 1.37 m
Service mass 8.1 t
Adhesion mass 8.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.37 m
Axle load 4.1 t
Water capacity 1,079 l

Boiler

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Grate area 0.372 m²
Firebox surface 2.044 m²
Tube heating surface 32.981 m²
Evaporative heating surface 35.024 m²
Total heating surface 35.0 m²

Power plant

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Driver diameter 610 mm
Boiler pressure 9.7 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 203 x 305 mm

Power

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 52 kW (71 PS)
Starting effort 16.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Ffestiniog Railway No. 1 to 4 “Small England Class”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.71
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 45.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 436.93
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.10
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 94.15
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 16.14
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