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MLSR/LNER Parker "N5" Class 0-6-2T


General
Designer Thomas Parker
Introduced 1891
Pre-Grouping Company MLSR
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class N5. M.S. & L.R. 5'1" 0-6-2T's, a class of 129 engines built between 1891 and 1901. No. 69250 was the first locomotive in this country to be fitted with a Belpaire firebox. No. 69270 and one other (taken out of service in 1936 and consequently not included in the renumbering scheme) were built new for the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway to the G.C.R. design. This line was absorbed by the Great Central in 1905. Withdrawals have been heavy since 1954.
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-2T
Number Built as N5 131
First in Service 09/1891
Last in Service 12/1960
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Gorton Works 50
Beyer Peacock Ltd. 81

Illustration
Copyright: 53A Models
Power
N5/1 N5/2 N5/3
Variant Introduced 1891 1891 1891
Tractive Effort 18,781lbs
As N5/1
As N5/1
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)
As N5/1
18.5" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
As N5/1
Slide
Inside Motion Stephenson
As N5/1
Stephenson

Wheels
N5/1 N5/2 N5/3
Drivers 5' 1"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Truck 3' 6"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Total Wheelbase 22' 6"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 11" + 8' 7" + 6' 0"
As N5/1
As N5/1

Dimensions
N5/1 N5/2 N5/3
Length (over buffers) 36' 818"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Weight (in running order) 62t 7cwt 62t 12cwt 62t 18cwt
Adhesive Weight 48t 19cwt 49t 4cwt 50t 18cwt
Maximum Axle Load 17t 0cwt
As N5/1
18t 0cwt
Water Capacity 1,360gal
As N5/1
1,840gal
Coal Capacity 3t 0cwt
As N5/1
3t 16cwt

Boiler & Firebox
N5/1 N5/2 N5/3
Boiler Diagram 21
As N5/1
As N5/1
Boiler Notes Robinson GCR Standard No 1 boiler
As N5/1
As N5/1
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 4"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Boiler Barrel Length 10' 818"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Boiler Pressure 160lbs
As N5/1
As N5/1
Boiler Pitch 7' 412"
As N5/1
As N5/1
Firebox Type Belpaire
As N5/1
As N5/1
Firebox Length 6'
As N5/1
As N5/1
Firebox Grate Area 18.3ft2
As N5/1
As N5/1
Firebox Heating Surface 99ft2
As N5/1
As N5/1
Tube Number 190 102
As N5/1
Tube Diameter 134" 178"
As N5/1
Tube Area 964ft2 554ft2
As N5/1
Flue Elements   15  
Flue Diameter   514"  
Flue Area   227ft2  
Total Evaporative Area 1063ft2 781ft2
As N5/1
Superheater Elements   15  
Superheater Element Diameter   1116"  
Superheater Element Area   113ft2  
Total Heating Area 1063ft2
As N5/1
As N5/1