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North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”
The North Eastern Railway ran two individual tank locomotives under the name “Aerolite”, the second of which survived the decades in different forms. They were developed to pull the “Mechanical Engieer's saloon”. The ...
| North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”Remove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | rebuilt 1902 |
| Built | 1902 |
| Manufacturers | Gateshead |
| Wheel arrangement | 1A2 t |
| Gauge | 1435 mm |
| Length | 9970 mm |
| Service mass | 44808 kg |
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General
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Built | 1902 |
| Manufacturers | Gateshead |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-2-4T |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.97 m |
| Wheelbase | 6.27 m |
| Service mass | 44.8 t |
| Adhesion mass | 19.8 t |
| Axle load | 19.8 t |
| Water capacity | 7,366 l |
| Fuel capacity | 2.5 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.022 m² |
| Firebox surface | 6.039 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 65.125 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 71.164 m² |
| Total heating surface | 71.2 m² |
Power plant
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,721 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 11 bar |
| Expansion type | compound |
| Cylinders | two, HP: 330 x 508 mm and LP: 470 x 508 mm |
Power
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 224 kW (305 PS) |
| Starting effort | 20.2 kN |
| Starting effort simple | 24.2 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | North Eastern No. 66 “Aerolite”rebuilt 1902 |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 9.62 |
| Optimal speed | 68 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 5.0 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 101.4 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 863.77 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 2.26 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 5.93 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 69.63 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.78 |
