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LNWR/LMS Cooke "6F" Class 0-8-2T


Class Types
LNWR Class 1185
LMS Class 6F

General
Designer Charles Cooke
Introduced 1911
Pre-Grouping Company London and North Western Railway
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-8-2T
Number Built as 6F 30
Number Scrapped 30
Number Preserved 0
First in Service 12/1911
Last in Service 02/1953
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Crewe Works 9
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Crewe Works  n/a 12/1911 10
Crewe Works  n/a 05/1915 10
Crewe Works  n/a 09/1916 10

Illustration
Copyright: 53A Models
Power
Variant Introduced 1911
Tractive Effort 27,240lbs
Inside Cylinders 20.5" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Motion Joy

Wheels
Drivers 4' 51⁄2"
Truck 3' 81⁄2"
Total Wheelbase 23'
Descriptive Wheelbase 5' 9" + 5' 9" + 5' 9" + 5' 9" = 23' 0"

Dimensions
Weight (in running order) 72t 10cwt
Maximum Axle Load 17t 5cwt
Water Capacity 1,200gal
Coal Capacity 2t 15cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Max Diameter 5' 2"
Boiler Barrel Length 14' 6"
Boiler Pressure 170lbs
Boiler Pitch 8' 3"
Firebox Type Round Top
Firebox Grate Area 23.6ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 146.75ft2
Tube Number 276
Tube Diameter 17⁄8"
Tube Area 1806.5ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1953.25ft2
Total Heating Area 1953.25ft2