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GER/LNER Holden "F3" Class 2-4-2T


Class Types
GER Class C32
LNER Class F3

General
Designer James Holden
Introduced 1893
Pre-Grouping Company Great Eastern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class F3. J. Holdens's 5'8" 2-4-2T's, originally 50 engines, built 1893-1902. The last of the class, No. 67127 was withdrawn in 1953.
Wheel Arrangement 2-4-2T
Number Built as F3 50
First in Service 04/1893
Last in Service 08/04/1953
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Stratford Works 15
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Stratford Works  C32 1893 10
Stratford Works  O33 1893 10
Stratford Works  R33 1894 10
Stratford Works  G35 1895 10
Stratford Works  D53 1902 10

Illustration
Copyright: Alan Whitehead c/o 53A Models
Power
Variant Introduced 1893
Tractive Effort 14,700lbs
Inside Cylinders 17.5" x 24" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
Inside Motion Stephenson

Wheels
Pony 4'
Drivers 5' 8"
Truck 3' 4"
Total Wheelbase 23' 3"
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 6" + 8' 9" + 7' 0" = 23' 3"

Dimensions
Length (over buffers) 34' 10"
Weight (in running order) 58t 12cwt
Adhesive Weight 29t 5cwt
Maximum Axle Load 15t 6cwt
Water Capacity 1,460gal
Coal Capacity 3t 5cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Diagram 32
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 4"
Boiler Barrel Length 10'
Boiler Pressure 160lbs
Boiler Pitch 7' 6"
Firebox Type Round Top
Firebox Length 6'
Firebox Grate Area 18ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 100.9ft2
Tube Number 242
Tube Diameter 158"
Tube Area 1063.8ft2
Total Evaporative Area 1164.7ft2
Total Heating Area 1164.7ft2