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London & North Western Prince of Wales class
The Prince of Wales class was a 4-6-0 express locomotive designed by Charles Bowen Cooke with inside cylinders and drivers with a diameter of 6 ft 3 in (1,905 mm). Essentially it was a superheated version of Whale's E...
General
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1911-1921, 1924 |
| Manufacturers | Crewe, North British, Beardmore |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
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| Wheelbase | 8.14 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.14 m |
| Service weight | 67.1 t |
| Adhesive weight | 47.8 t |
| Total weight | 106.9 t |
| Water capacity | 13,639 l |
| Fuel capacity | 6.1 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 2.323 m² |
| Firebox surface | 12.384 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 133.753 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 146.137 m² |
| Superheater surface | 30.194 m² |
| Total heating surface | 176.3 m² |
Power plant
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
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| Driver diameter | 1,905 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 12.1 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 521 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
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| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 820 kW (1,115 PS) |
| Starting effort | 96.4 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | London & North Western Prince of Wales classRemove |
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| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 4.86 |
| Optimal speed | 51 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 12.2 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 268.4 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,047.72 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.40 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 11.42 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 75.91 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 10.80 |
| Total/Superheater | 1 : 4.84 |
