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NER/LNER Worsdell "T1" Class 4-8-0T
General
Designer |
Wilson Worsdell |
Introduced |
1909 |
Pre-Grouping Company |
North Eastern Railway |
Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
Description (1957) |
Class T1. North Eastern 3-cylinder 4'7" 4-8-0T's, designed for heavy shunting duties. Ten engines were built in 1909 and a further 5 in 1925. Two of the original lot were scrapped in 1937, but the remainder were all still in service until 1955, two more being withdrawn in that year and others since. |
Wheel Arrangement |
4-8-0T |
Number Built as T1 |
15 |
First in Service |
09/1909 |
Last in Service |
06/1961 |
Manufacturers |
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Power
Variant Introduced |
1909 |
Tractive Effort |
34,080lbs |
Inside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (1 off) |
Inside Valves |
8.75"Piston |
Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Outside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (2 off) |
Outside Valves |
Piston |
Outside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
Pony |
3' 11⁄4" |
Drivers |
4' 71⁄4" |
Total Wheelbase |
29' |
Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 6" + 7' 3" + 5' 1" + 5' 1" + 5' 1" |
Dimensions
Length (over buffers) |
42' 1" |
Weight (in running order) |
85t 8cwt |
Adhesive Weight |
67t 12cwt |
Maximum Axle Load |
18t 0cwt |
Water Capacity |
2,500gal |
Coal Capacity |
4t 5cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Diagram |
61 |
Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 9" |
Boiler Barrel Length |
11' |
Boiler Pressure |
175lbs |
Boiler Pitch |
8' 2" |
Firebox Length |
8' |
Firebox Grate Area |
23ft2 |
Firebox Heating Surface |
127ft2 |
Tube Number |
225 |
Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
Tube Area |
1168ft2 |
Total Evaporative Area |
1295ft2 |
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