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LNER "E5" Class 2-4-0
Class Types
NER Class |
1463 |
LNER Class |
E5 |
General
Introduced |
1885 |
Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
Wheel Arrangement |
2-4-0 |
Number Built as E5 |
20 |
First in Service |
05/1885 |
Last in Service |
02/1929 |
Orders |
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Power
|
Original Boiler |
Worsdell Boiler |
Variant Introduced |
1885 |
1892 |
Tractive Effort |
12,590lbs |
As Original Boiler |
Inside Cylinders |
18" x 24" (2 off) |
As Original Boiler |
Inside Valves |
Slide |
As Original Boiler |
Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
As Original Boiler |
Wheels
|
Original Boiler |
Worsdell Boiler |
Pony |
4' 6" |
As Original Boiler |
Drivers |
7' |
As Original Boiler |
Locomotive Wheelbase |
16' 8" |
As Original Boiler |
Tender Wheelbase |
12' 8" |
As Original Boiler |
Total Wheelbase |
38' 73⁄4" |
As Original Boiler |
Descriptive Wheelbase |
8' 0" + 8' 8" + 9' 3¾" + 6' 4" + 6' 4" = 38' 7¾" |
As Original Boiler |
Dimensions
|
Original Boiler |
Worsdell Boiler |
Length (over buffers) |
49' 113⁄4" |
As Original Boiler |
Weight (in running order) |
74t 4cwt |
As Original Boiler |
Weight (loco only) |
42t 4cwt |
As Original Boiler |
Adhesive Weight |
29t 10cwt |
As Original Boiler |
Maximum Axle Load |
15t 14cwt |
As Original Boiler |
Water Capacity |
2,651gal |
As Original Boiler |
Coal Capacity |
5t 0cwt |
As Original Boiler |
Boiler & Firebox
|
Original Boiler |
Worsdell Boiler |
Boiler Diagram |
|
67 (Saturated) |
Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 3" |
4' 3" |
Boiler Barrel Length |
10' 7" |
10' 7" |
Boiler Pressure |
140lbs |
160lbs |
Boiler Pitch |
7' 21⁄2" |
As Original Boiler |
Firebox Type |
Round Top |
Round Top |
Firebox Length |
5' 10" |
6' |
Firebox Grate Area |
17ft2 |
17.2ft2 |
Firebox Heating Surface |
114ft2 |
108ft2 |
Tube Number |
221 |
205 |
Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
13⁄4" |
Tube Area |
1100.9ft2 |
1025ft2 |
Total Evaporative Area |
1214.9ft2 |
1133ft2 |
Total Heating Area |
1214.9ft2 |
1133ft2 |
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