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MSLR/LNER Parker "D7" Class 4-4-0


Class Types
MLSR Class 2
MLSR Class 2A
LNER Class D7

General
Designer Thomas Parker
Introduced 1887
Pre-Grouping Company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Wheel Arrangement 4-4-0
Number Built as D7 31
Number Scrapped 31
First in Service 11/1887
Last in Service 12/1939
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Gorton Works 18
Kitson 13
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Kitson  74 1887 1
Gorton Works  n/a 1890 6
Gorton Works  n/a 1891 6
Kitson  131 1892 12
Gorton Works  n/a 1894 6

Power
2/D7 2A/D7
Variant Introduced 1887 1894
Miscellaneous Differences   Coupled wheel journals larger than Class 2 and coiled springs instead of leaf for the driving axles.
Tractive Effort 14,144lbs
As 2/D7
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)
As 2/D7
Inside Valves Slide
As 2/D7
Inside Motion Stephenson
As 2/D7

Wheels
2/D7 2A/D7
Pony 3' 6"
As 2/D7
Drivers 6' 9"
As 2/D7
Locomotive Wheelbase 21' 9"
As 2/D7
Tender Wheelbase 13'
As 2/D7
Total Wheelbase 44' 3"
As 2/D7
Descriptive Wheelbase 5' 9" + 7' 5" + 8' 7" + 9' 6" + 6' 6" + 6' 6" = 44' 3"
As 2/D7

Dimensions
2/D7 2A/D7
Length (over buffers) 53' 71⁄4"
As 2/D7
Weight (in running order) 83t 6cwt
As 2/D7
Weight (loco only) 46t 0cwt
As 2/D7
Adhesive Weight 31t 10cwt
As 2/D7
Maximum Axle Load 16t 0cwt
As 2/D7
Water Capacity 3,080gal
As 2/D7
Coal Capacity 5t 0cwt
As 2/D7

Boiler & Firebox
2/D7 2A/D7
Boiler Pitch 7' 8"
As 2/D7