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BaR/GWR "A" Class 0-6-0T


General
Introduced 1888
Pre-Grouping Company Barry Railway
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0T
Number Built as A 5
Number Scrapped 5
First in Service 11/1888
Last in Service 05/1932
Historical Data Shunting engines designed to work primarily in and around Barry Docks. No 5 was briefly fitted with a vacuum ejector to work passenger services pending the arrival of passenger-specific engines.

Power
Variant Introduced 1888
Tractive Effort 21,060lbs
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
Inside Motion Allan

Wheels
Drivers 4' 3"
Total Wheelbase 14' 5"
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 5" + 7' 0" = 14' 5"

Dimensions
Weight (in running order) 45t 6cwt
Adhesive Weight 45t 6cwt
Maximum Axle Load 18t 1cwt
Water Capacity 1,000gal
Coal Capacity 1t 10cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Diagram 1
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 5"
Boiler Min Diameter - tapered boiler 4' 4"
Boiler Barrel Length 10' 6"
Boiler Pressure 150lbs
Boiler Pitch 7'
Firebox Type Round Top
Firebox Length 6' 9"
Firebox Grate Area 21ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 105ft2
Tube Number 181
Tube Diameter 2"
Tube Area 1021ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1126ft2