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L.N.E.R. CLASS P2 2-8-2 - No. 2007 PRINCE OF WALES - SPECIFICATION

ITEM Imperial Metric
Wheel Arrangement '2-8-2 141
Length over buffers (including tender) 73' 83/8" 22·457 m
Maximum Height 13' 0" 3·962 m
Maximum Width 9' 0" 2·743 m
Total locomotive and tender weight (full) 172 tons 6 cwt 175.1 tonnes
Weight of locomotive only (full) 108 tons 10 cwt 110.2 tonnes
Adhesive weight (full boiler) 82 tons 83.3 tonnes
Maximum axle load 21 tons 21·3 tonnes
Boiler pressure (maximum) 250 lb/sq in 17.25  Bar
Nominal tractive effort @ 85% boiler pressure 43,684 lbs 194.3 kN
Maximum speed 75 mph 145 km/h
Diameter of driving wheels 6' 2" 1·880 m
Diameter of pony wheels 3' 2" 0·965 m
Diameter of trailing carrying wheels 3' 8" 1·118 m
Cylinders '3 '3
Piston stroke 26" 0·660 m
Piston diameter 193/8" 0.502 m
Valves Lentz/Franklin rotary cam poppet valves Lentz/Franklin rotary cam poppet valves
Inlet valve diameter 8" 203.2 mm
Exhaust valve diameter 9" 228.6 mm
Exhaust system Double Kylala Chapelon (Kylchap) Double Kylala Chapelon (Kylchap)
Axle bearings Timken taper roller throughout Timken taper roller throughout
BOILER Imperial Metric
Type Diagram 118A fully welded Diagram 118A fully welded
Maximum diameter 6′ 5″ 1·956 m
Overall length 29' 0" 8·839 m
Distance between tube plates 17' 0¼" 5·189 m
Heating surface (firebox) 245·30 sq ft 22.79 m2
Heating surface (small tubes) 1211.57 sq ft 112.56 m2
Heating surface (superheater flue tubes) 1004.50 sq ft 93.32 m2
Total evaporative heating surfaces 2461.37 sq ft 228.67 m2
Superheater heating surface 697.67 sq ft 64.14 m2
Grand total heating surface 3141.04 sq ft 291.81 m2
Firebox Wide (Wooton) type with combustion chamber Wide (Wooton) type with combustion chamber
Grate area 50 sq ft 4.65 m2
Grate type Rocking with hopper ashpan Rocking with hopper ashpan
Small tubes 121 x 2 1/4″ D 121 x 57.2 mm D
Superheater flues 43 x 5 1/4″ D 43 x 133,4 mm D
Superheater elements 43 x 4 pass elements 43 x 4 pass elements
TENDER Imperial Metric
Coal capacity 7·5 tons 7·62 tonnes
Water capacity 6,200 gallons 28,186 litres
Weight (full) 63 tons 16 cwt 64.82 tonnes
Wheel arrangement 8 wheels rigid frame 8 wheels rigid frame
Wheel diameter 4′ 2″ 1.27 m