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MSLR/LNER Parker "F1" Class 2-4-2T


Class Types
MSLR Class 3
MSLR Class 3 Alt.
LNER Class F1

General
Designer Thomas Parker
Introduced 1889
Pre-Grouping Company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class F1. Parker's 5'7" 2-4-2T's for the M.S. & L.R., they were initially fitted with round-topped boilers, but these were later changed to Belpaire fireboxes in conformity with class F2. Originally a class of 39 engines, built 1889-92, they were all scrapped by 1949.
Wheel Arrangement 2-4-2T
Number Built as F1 39
Number Scrapped 39
First in Service 06/1889
Last in Service 01/1949
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Gorton Works 12
Neilson, Reid & Co. 27
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Gorton Works  n/a 1889 6
Gorton Works  n/a 1890 3
Neilson, Reid & Co.  n/a 1890 15
Gorton Works  n/a 1892 3
Neilson, Reid & Co.  n/a 1892 12

Power
F1/1 F1/2 F1/3 F1/4
Variant Introduced 1889 1925 1892 1925
Miscellaneous Differences GCR Class 3 engines retaining GCR chimney GCR class 3 engines with LNER chimney (conforming to LNER composite gauge) GCR class '3 Altered' engines retaining GCR chimney GCR class '3 Altered' engines with LNER chimney (conforming to LNER composite gauge)
Tractive Effort 15,784lbs
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Inside Cylinders 18" x 24" (2 off)
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Inside Valves Slide
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Inside Motion Joy
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1

Wheels
F1/1 F1/2 F1/3 F1/4
Pony 3' 6"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Drivers 5' 7"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Truck 3' 6"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Total Wheelbase 23' 512"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 10½" + 8' 7" + 7' 0" = 23' 5½"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1

Dimensions
F1/1 F1/2 F1/3 F1/4
Length (over buffers) 37' 058"
As F1/1
37' 658"
As F1/3
Weight (in running order) 60t 0cwt
As F1/1
60t 12cwt
As F1/3
Adhesive Weight 33t 0cwt
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Maximum Axle Load 16t 10cwt
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Water Capacity 1,300gal
As F1/1
1,360gal
As F1/3
Coal Capacity 3t 0cwt
As F1/1
3t 5cwt
As F1/3

Boiler & Firebox
F1/1 F1/2 F1/3 F1/4
Boiler Diagram 20
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 4"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Boiler Barrel Length 10' 818"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Boiler Pressure 160lbs
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Boiler Pitch 7' 412"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Firebox Type Belpaire
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Firebox Length 6'
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Firebox Grate Area 18.3ft2
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Firebox Heating Surface 99ft2
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Tube Number 190
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Tube Diameter 134"
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Tube Area 964ft2
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Total Evaporative Area 1063ft2
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1
Total Heating Area 1063ft2
As F1/1
As F1/1
As F1/1