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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
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Darlington Works  n/a 1885 10
Gateshead Works  n/a 1885 10

Illustration
Copyright: Phil Seaford
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' 734"
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' 1134"
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' 212"
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 134" 134"
Tube Area 1100.9ft2 1025ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1214.9ft2 1133ft2
Total Heating Area 1214.9ft2 1133ft2