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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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GER/LNER Holden "F3" Class 2-4-2T
Class Types
| GER Class |
C32 |
| LNER Class |
F3 |
General
| Designer |
James Holden |
| Introduced |
1893 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Eastern Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class F3. J. Holdens's 5'8" 2-4-2T's, originally 50 engines, built 1893-1902. The last of the class, No. 67127 was withdrawn in 1953. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
2-4-2T |
| Number Built as F3 |
50 |
| First in Service |
04/1893 |
| Last in Service |
08/04/1953 |
| Manufacturers |
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| Orders |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1893 |
| Tractive Effort |
14,700lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
17.5" x 24" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Pony |
4' |
| Drivers |
5' 8" |
| Truck |
3' 4" |
| Total Wheelbase |
23' 3" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
7' 6" + 8' 9" + 7' 0" = 23' 3" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
34' 10" |
| Weight (in running order) |
58t 12cwt |
| Adhesive Weight |
29t 5cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
15t 6cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,460gal |
| Coal Capacity |
3t 5cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
32 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 4" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
10' |
| Boiler Pressure |
160lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
7' 6" |
| Firebox Type |
Round Top |
| Firebox Length |
6' |
| Firebox Grate Area |
18ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
100.9ft2 |
| Tube Number |
242 |
| Tube Diameter |
15⁄8" |
| Tube Area |
1063.8ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
1164.7ft2 |
| Total Heating Area |
1164.7ft2 |
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