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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF 34081 92 SQUADRON

BUILT: 1948 BRIGHTON
CLASSIFIED AS: 'BATTLE OF BRITAIN'
NO. BUILT: 110
LOCO BOILER TYPE: BULLEID DESIGN WITH STEEL FIREBOX, THERMIC SYPHON
PRESSURE: 280 LBS/SQ IN AS BUILT, 250 LBS/SQ IN FROM APRIL 1954
GRATE AREA: 38,25 SQ FT
EVAPORATIVE AREA: 2122 SQ FT
SUPERHEATER AREA: 545 SQ FT

The Thermic Syphon arrangement inside 92 SQUADRON
Thermic Syphons

WHEELS:

4-6-2 'PACIFIC' NOTATION
TYPE: BULLEID-FIRTH-BROWN
WHEELBASE: 35 FT 9 IN
COUPLED DIA: 6 FT 2 IN
BOGIE/TRAILING: 3 FT 1 IN
COUPLED AXLES: 18 TONS 5 CWT
TRAILING AXLE: 14 TONS 5 CWT
BOGIE AXLE: 15 TONS 10 CWT
CYLINDERS: THREE
BORE: 16 3/8 IN
STROKE: 24 IN
GENERAL
OVERALL HEIGHT: 12 FT 11 IN
LENGTH: 67 FT 4,3/4 IN
LOCO WEIGHT: 87 TONS 18 CWT
TRACTIVE EFFORT: 31,000 LBS AS BUILT, 27,715 FROM APRIL 1954
CAB WIDTH: 9 FT (8 FT 6 INS ON EARLIER LOCOS)
TENDER:
WHEN NEW: Nº3332, 9 FT WIDE
     CAPACITIES: 5500 GALLS WATER AND 5 TONS COAL
     WEIGHT (WORKING): 47 TONS 15 CWT
FROM SEPTEMBER 1957: Nº3276, 8 FT 6 IN WIDE
     CAPACITIES: 4500 GALLS WATER AND 5 TONS COAL
     WEIGHT (WORKING): 42 TONS 12 CWT
IN PRESERVATION: Nº3370 (FROM 34028), 9 FT WIDE
     CAPACITIES: 5500 GALLS WATER AND 5 TONS COAL
     WEIGHT (WORKING): 47 TONS 15 CWT
WHEELS DIA: 3 FT 7 IN

The arrangement of the Valve Gear
Valve Gear

 

 

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