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British Rail Standard class 3 tank

No. 82009 in July 1958 in Crewe

For power class 3, first a tank locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement was developed. Its running gear was based on that of the Ivatt class 4 tender locomotive of the LMS, and other parts also came from this. Howev...

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Variant Standard
Built 1952-1955
Manufacturers Swindon
Wheel arrangement 1C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 12459 mm
Service mass 76204 kg
Top speed
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General

Property British Rail Standard class 3 tank
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Built 1952-1955
Manufacturers Swindon
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T (Prairie)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 12.46 m
Wheelbase 9.93 m
Service mass 76.2 t
Adhesion mass 50.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.62 m
Axle load 16.8 t
Water capacity 6,818 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.891 m²
Firebox surface 11.002 m²
Tube heating surface 85.803 m²
Evaporative heating surface 96.805 m²
Superheater surface 17.187 m²
Total heating surface 114.0 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 444 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 690 kW (938 PS)
Starting effort 95.6 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.16
Optimal speed 43 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 186.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,100.82
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.52
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 17.51
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 60.28
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 7.80
Total/Superheater 1 : 5.63
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