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Cambrian Railways class 61
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Great Britain | 1893
21 produced
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Locomotive Magazine, April 1896

William Aston, who had been chief engineer of the Cambrian since 1882, had already revised the six Beaconsfield class locomotives to cope with the increased train weights and tighter schedules. It was all about the express trains that transported holidaymakers to the tourist areas of Wales. From 1893, class 61 locomotives were procured to meet the increased requirements in this area, which represented an extension of the Beaconsfield class.

Compared to their predecessors, the locomotives received larger cylinders, larger drivers and a new boiler with 20 psi higher pressure and a larger firebox with larger grate. In the years 1893 to 1895, 16 were made by Sharp, Stewart & Co., which received the numbers 61 to 72 and 81 to 84. Five more followed in 1897 by Robert Stephenson & Co., numbered 32, 47, 11, 85 and 86. Number 19 was special as it was only built in 1901 in the Cambrian Railway's own workshops in Oswestry.

General
Built1893-1895, 1897, 1901
ManufacturerSharp, Stewart & Co., Robert Stephenson & Co., Owestry
Wheel arr.4-4-0 (American) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase20 ft 3 1/2 in
Rigid wheelbase8 ft 3 in
Service weight90,160 lbs
Adhesive weight61,040 lbs
Total weight157,360 lbs
Axle load33,600 lbs
Water capacity3,002 us gal
Fuel capacity10,080 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area17 sq ft
Firebox area99.5 sq ft
Tube heating area1,057 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,156.5 sq ft
Total heating area1,156.5 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter72 in
Boiler pressure160 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 18 x 24 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power575 hp (429 kW)
Starting effort14,688 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
express
William Aston
last changed: 10/2022
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