LNER Class D49

LNER Class D49

Preserved D49 class no. 246 Morayshire at Doncaster Works
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Nigel Gresley
Builder LNER Darlington Works
Build date 1927–1935
Total produced 76
Specifications
Configuration 4-4-0
UIC class 2′B h3
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 3 ft 1 14 in (0.946 m)
Driver dia. 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m)
Axle load 21.25 long tons (21.59 t; 23.80 short tons)
Adhesive weight 42.00 long tons (42.67 t; 47.04 short tons)
Loco weight 65.11 long tons (66.15 t; 72.92 short tons)
Tender weight 52.65 long tons (53.49 t; 58.97 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
26 square feet (2.4 m2)
Boiler LNER Diagram 97
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Tubes
871.75 square feet (80.988 m2)
  Flues 354.53 square feet (32.937 m2)
  Firebox 171.5 square feet (15.93 m2)
Superheater:
  Heating area 271.8 square feet (25.25 m2)
Cylinders Three
Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,556 lbf (95.9 kN)
Career
Operators LNER » BR
Power class BR: 4P
Axle load class Route availability 8
Withdrawn 1957–1961
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D49 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were named after fox hunts and shires.

One, 246/62712 Morayshire has been preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.

Sub-classes

Names and numbers

Accidents and incidents

Images

62712 Morayshire before preservation at Hawick.
D49/2 Hunt 62757 The Burton in early British Railways colours during 1948

References

  1. Hall, Stanley (1990). The Railway Detectives. London: Ian Allan. p. 97. ISBN 0 7110 1929 0.
  2. Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 39. ISBN 0 906899 07 9.
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