Minehead station on the West Somerset Railway with S&DJR No 88

S&DJR No 88 runs round its train at Minhead

 

 

The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy coal and goods trains. Eleven were built in two batches in 1914 and 1925, and were used until withdrawn between 1959 and 1964. Two are preserved.

 

Two have survived, 88 (9678/13808/53808) on the West Somerset Railway and 89 (9679/13809/53809) at the Midland Railway - Butterley. No. 88 returned to service in December 2005 and is painted in S&DJR blue livery, which it never carried in service. No. 89's latest overhaul was completed in January 2006, and the locomotive emerged in BR Black Livery as No. 53809 (with Late Crest), entering service in early February at the Midland Railway - Butterley.
Both met for the first time in preservation at the West Somerset Railway during the next month, after No. 89 made a return to Bath Green Park Station over 5 and 6 March 2006, 40 years after the S&D closed.

 

Configuration	2-8-0
UIC classification	1′D h2
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	4 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1,410 mm)
Minimum curve	6 chains (400 ft; 120 m) normal 4.5 chains (300 ft; 91 m) dead slow
Weight on drivers	56 long tons 0 cwt (125,400 lb or 56.9 t)
Locomotive weight	64 long tons 15 cwt (145,000 lb or 65.8 t)
Tender weight	42 long tons 14 cwt (95,600 lb or 43.4 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler	G9AS or G9BS
Boiler pressure	190 lbf/in2 (1.31 MPa)
Firegrate area	28.4 sq ft (2.64 m2)
Heating surface: – Total	G9AS: 1,681 sq ft (156.2 m2) G9BS: 1,845 sq ft (171.4 m2) (both include superheater)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	21 in × 28 in (533 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Many thanks to Wikipedia for the above notes the pictures are my own.