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LSWR/SR Urie "Hump Engines" Class 4-8-0T


Class Types
LSWR Class G16

General
Designer Urie
Introduced 1921
Pre-Grouping London and South Western Railway
Big Four Southern Railway
Wheels 4-8-0T
Number Built as G16 4
First in Service 07/1921
Last in Service 15/12/1962
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Eastleigh Works 4
Orders
BuilderOrder #DateSize
Eastleigh Works G16 1921 4

Illustration
Copyright: Gerald Robinson
Power
Variant Introduced 1921
Tractive Effort 33,900lbs
Outside Cylinders 22" x 28" (2 off)
Outside Motion Walschaerts

Wheels
Pony 3' 7"
Drivers 5' 1"
Total Wheelbase 32'
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 6" + 6' 6" + 6' 0" + 6' 0" + 6' 0" = 32' 0"

Dimensions
Length (over buffers) 42' 101⁄4"
Weight (in running order) 95t 2cwt
Maximum Axle Load 22t 4cwt
Coal Capacity 3t 10cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Max Diameter 5'
Boiler Barrel Length 12'
Boiler Pressure 180lbs
Firebox Length 8' 4"
Firebox Grate Area 27ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 139ft2
Tube Area 910ft2
Flue Area 357ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1267ft2
Superheater Element Area 231ft2
Total Heating Area 1498ft2