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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. |
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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 |
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