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GER/LNER Holden "F4" Class 2-4-2T
Class Types
GER Class |
M15 |
LNER Class |
F4 |
General
Designer |
James Holden |
Introduced |
1884 |
Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Eastern Railway |
Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
Description (1957) |
Class F4. Worsdell 5'4" 2-4-2T's for the G.E.R. The class originally consisted of 160 locomotives constructed between 1884 and 1909. Scrapping commenced in 1913, but 30 were rebuilt as class F5 and two others as class F6. No. 67157 was the last survivor and was scrapped in 1956. |
Wheel Arrangement |
2-4-2T |
Number Built as F4 |
160 |
First in Service |
07/1884 |
Last in Service |
05/1958 |
Manufacturers |
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Orders |
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Power
|
Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Stephenson Valve Gear |
Variant Introduced |
1884 |
1884 |
Miscellaneous Differences |
Joy valve gear and 17½" cylinders |
Stephenson valve gear and 18" cylinders |
Tractive Effort |
15,618lbs |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Inside Cylinders |
17.5" x 24" (2 off) |
18" x 24" (2 off) |
Inside Valves |
Slide |
Slide |
Inside Motion |
Joy |
Stephenson |
Wheels
|
Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Stephenson Valve Gear |
Pony |
3' 9" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Drivers |
5' 4" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Truck |
3' 9" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Locomotive Wheelbase |
23' |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Descriptive Wheelbase |
7' 6" + 8' 0" + 7' 6" = 23' 0" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Dimensions
|
Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Stephenson Valve Gear |
Length (over buffers) |
34' 10" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Weight (in running order) |
51t 11cwt |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Adhesive Weight |
26t 12cwt |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Maximum Axle Load |
14t 14cwt |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Water Capacity |
1,200gal |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Coal Capacity |
3t 10cwt |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Boiler & Firebox
|
Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Stephenson Valve Gear |
Boiler Diagram |
33 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 2" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Boiler Barrel Length |
10' 21⁄2" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Boiler Pressure |
160lbs |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Boiler Pitch |
7' 31⁄2" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Firebox Length |
5' 5" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Firebox Grate Area |
15.3ft2 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Firebox Heating Surface |
98.4ft2 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Tube Number |
227 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Tube Diameter |
15⁄8" |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Tube Area |
1018ft2 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Total Evaporative Area |
1116.4ft2 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
Total Heating Area |
1116.4ft2 |
As Joy Radial Valve Gear |
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