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NER/LNER Raven "Q6" Class 0-8-0


Class Types
NER Class T2
LNER Class Q6

General
Designer Sir Vincent Raven
Introduced 1913
Pre-Grouping Company North Eastern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class Q6. Raven 2-cylinder 0-8-0's with 4'7" wheels, built from 1913-21. All still running in 1956.
Wheel Arrangement 0-8-0
Number Built as Q6 120
First in Service 02/1913
Last in Service 09/09/1967
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Armstrong Whitworth 50
Darlington Works 70
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Darlington Works  441A 1913 20
Darlington Works  451A 1913 10
Darlington Works  111A 1917 20
Darlington Works  131A 1918 10
Darlington Works  141A 1919 10
Armstrong Whitworth  E4 1919 50

Illustration
Copyright: Unknown - please contact me if you know the copyright holder
Power
Variant Introduced 1913
Tractive Effort 28,800lbs
Outside Cylinders 20" x 26" (2 off)
Outside Valves 8.75"Piston
Outside Motion Stephenson

Wheels
Drivers 4' 71⁄4"
Locomotive Wheelbase 17' 2"
Total Wheelbase 42' 73⁄4"
Descriptive Wheelbase 5' 7" + 5' 7" + 6' 0"

Dimensions
Length (over buffers) 59' 111⁄4"
Weight (in running order) 110t 0cwt
Maximum Axle Load 17t 12cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Diagram 50
Boiler Max Diameter 5' 6"
Boiler Barrel Length 15' 71⁄2"
Boiler Pressure 180lbs
Boiler Pitch 8' 3"
Firebox Length 8'
Firebox Grate Area 23ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 140ft2
Tube Number 90
Tube Diameter 2"
Tube Area 723ft2
Flue Elements 24
Flue Diameter 51⁄4"
Flue Area 506ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1369ft2
Superheater Elements 24
Superheater Element Diameter 13⁄32"
Superheater Element Area 361ft2