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NER Class D
LNER Class H1Power type Steam Designer Vincent Raven Builder NER Darlington Build date 1913,1920—1922 Total produced 45 Configuration 4-4-4T Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Leading wheel
diameter3 ft 1 1⁄4 in (0.946 m) Driver diameter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Trailing wheel
diameter3 ft 1 1⁄4 in (0.946 m) Wheelbase 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) Locomotive weight 87.35 long tons (88.75 t) Fuel type coal Fuel capacity 4 long tons (4.1 t) Water capacity 2,000 imp gal (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Firegrate area 23 sq ft (2.1 m2) Heating surface:
Tubes654.24 sq ft (60.781 m2) Heating surface:
Flues280.6 sq ft (26.07 m2) Heating surface:
Firebox124 sq ft (11.5 m2) Heating surface:
Total1,252.974 sq ft (116.4051 m2) Superheater type Schmidt Cylinders three Cylinder size 161⁄2 × 26 in (420 × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Tractive effort 22,940 lbf (102.0 kN) Career North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway Retired 1931-1936 Disposition All rebuilt to LNER Class A8 The North Eastern Railway Class D (later London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class H1) was a class of 4-4-4T three-cylinder side tank steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven in 1913.[1] They were used for rural passenger services. Forty five were built in total; a first batch of twenty, then a further twenty five after the War.[2]
Between 1931 and 1936, all of the LNER H1 class were rebuilt with a 4-6-2T wheel layout and re-classified as A8.[3] They were scrapped between 1957 and 1960.[3]
References
- ^ Ahrons, E. L. (1927). The British Steam Railway Locomotive 1825-1925. Amen Corner, London: Locomotive Publishing Co.. pp. 338.
- ^ "NER Raven H1 4-4-4T Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia. http://www.lner.info/locos/H/h1.shtml.
- ^ a b Casserley, H.C.; Asher, L.L. (1961) [1955]. Locomotives of British Railways. Spring Books. pp. 113, 472.
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