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GCR/LNER Robinson "C13" Class 4-4-2T
General
| Designer |
John Robinson |
| Introduced |
1903 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Central Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class C13. G.C.R. Robinson 5'7" 4-4-2T's, built 1903-5 and later superheated. All were in service until 1952 and in early 1957 several were still running. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-4-2T |
| Number Built as C13 |
40 |
| First in Service |
03/1903 |
| Last in Service |
01/1960 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1903 |
| Tractive Effort |
17,100lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Pony |
3' 6" |
| Drivers |
5' 7" |
| Truck |
3' 9" |
| Locomotive Wheelbase |
29' 101⁄2" |
| Total Wheelbase |
29' 101⁄2" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 0" + 7' 5" + 9' 1" + 7' 4½" = 29' 10½" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
40' 84⁄5" |
| Weight (in running order) |
66t 13cwt |
| Adhesive Weight |
37t 0cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
18t 10cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,450gal |
| Coal Capacity |
3t 13cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
22Sup |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 4" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
11' |
| Boiler Pressure |
160lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
7' 91⁄2" |
| Firebox Length |
6' 4" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
19.59ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
108ft2 |
| Tube Number |
90 |
| Tube Diameter |
17⁄8" |
| Tube Area |
503ft2 |
| Flue Elements |
18 |
| Flue Diameter |
51⁄4" |
| Flue Area |
282ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
893ft2 |
| Superheater Elements |
18 |
| Superheater Element Diameter |
11⁄16" |
| Superheater Element Area |
138ft2 |
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