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LNER Peppercorn "A2" Class 4-6-2
Class Types
| LNER Class |
A2 |
General
| Designer |
Arthur Peppercorn |
| Introduced |
1947 |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
60525-60539 Class A2 Peppercorn 6'2" Pacifics, a development of class A2/3 built between 1947-48. 250 lbs. pressure, 3 cylinders, 19 X 26 ins. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-6-2 |
| Number Built as A2 |
15 |
| Number Scrapped |
14 |
| Number Preserved |
1 |
| First in Service |
24/12/1947 |
| Last in Service |
31/12/1966 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1947 |
| Tractive Effort |
40,430lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
19" x 26" (1 off) |
| Inside Valves |
10"Piston |
| Inside Motion |
Walschaerts |
| Outside Cylinders |
19" x 26" (2 off) |
| Outside Valves |
10"Piston |
| Outside Motion |
Walschaerts |
Wheels
| Pony |
3' 2" |
| Drivers |
6' 2" |
| Truck |
3' 8" |
| Locomotive Wheelbase |
34' 4" |
| Tender Wheelbase |
15' 4" |
| Total Wheelbase |
60' 61⁄4" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 3" + 5' 7" + 6' 6" + 6' 6" + 9' 6" + 10' 2¼" + 5' 3" + 5' 6" + 5' 3" = 60' 6¼" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
70' 13⁄4" |
| Weight (in running order) |
161t 7cwt |
| Weight (loco only) |
101t 0cwt |
| Adhesive Weight |
66t 0cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
22t 0cwt |
| Water Capacity |
5,000gal |
| Coal Capacity |
9t 0cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Pitch |
9' 81⁄2" |
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