The blog of a retired marine engineer who is old enough to remember the steam era and the joys of holiday trips in trains hauled by steam engines. Please feel free to comment or contact me on teachertalk1234@yahoo.co.uk. The blog is updated daily so please look back or follow regularly so as not to miss information and pictures
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Thursday, 2 May 2019
BR Class 4 76038 at Levisham
Introduced 1953. Designed at Doncaster. 4MT
Weight:
Loco 59 tons 2 cwt Driving Wheel: 5' 3"
Tend 50 tons 5 cwt BR1B 4,725 gallons, 7 tons coal (a)
42 tons 3 cwt BR2 3,500 gallons, 6 tons coal
42 tons 3 cwt BR2A 3,500 gallons, 6 tons coal (b)
Boil Press: 225lb/sq in Su
Cylinders: Valve Gear: Walschaerts (piston valves)
Two 17?" x 26" (outside) TE: 24,170 lb
Foxcote Manor passes and exchanges the tablet
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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