LNER Class D49
LNER Class D49
Preserved D49 class no. 246 Morayshire at Doncaster Works |
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Configuration |
4-4-0 |
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UIC class |
2′B h3 |
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Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Leading dia. |
3 ft 1 1⁄4 in (0.946 m) |
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Driver dia. |
6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) |
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Axle load |
21.25 long tons (21.59 t; 23.80 short tons) |
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Adhesive weight |
42.00 long tons (42.67 t; 47.04 short tons) |
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Loco weight |
65.11 long tons (66.15 t; 72.92 short tons) |
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Tender weight |
52.65 long tons (53.49 t; 58.97 short tons) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
26 square feet (2.4 m2) |
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Boiler |
LNER Diagram 97 |
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Boiler pressure |
180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
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Heating surface: • Tubes |
871.75 square feet (80.988 m2) |
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• Flues |
354.53 square feet (32.937 m2) |
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• Firebox |
171.5 square feet (15.93 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Heating area |
271.8 square feet (25.25 m2) |
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Cylinders |
Three |
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Cylinder size |
17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm) |
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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
- On 3 January 1931, locomotive No. 2758 Northumberland was hauling a passenger train that was derailed at Carlisle, Cumberland due to excessive speed through a curve. Three people were killed.[1]
- In July 1958, locomotive No. 62703 Hertfordshire ran into the turntable pit at Bridlington, Yorkshire and rolled into its side.[2]
Images
62712
Morayshire before preservation at
Hawick.
D49/2 Hunt 62757 The Burton in early British Railways colours during 1948
References
- ↑ Hall, Stanley (1990). The Railway Detectives. London: Ian Allan. p. 97. ISBN 0 7110 1929 0.
- ↑ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 39. ISBN 0 906899 07 9.
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (April 1968). Fry, E. V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 4: Tender Engines—Classes D25 to E7. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. 86–113. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
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Pre-grouping railway designs: | | |
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- D38
- D39
- D40
- D41
- D42
- D43
- D44
- D45
- D46
- D47
- D48
- G10
- J90
- J91
- Z4
- Z5
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LNER designs: | |
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Other designs: | |
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Proposed designs: |
- P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
- B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
- ? 4-8-2 (1939)
- Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
- D 4-4-0 (1943)
- ? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
- ? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
- K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)
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