GER Class P43
| GER Class P43 | |
|---|---|
James Holden | |
| Builder | Stratford Works |
| Order number | P43 |
| Build date | 1898 |
| Total produced | 10 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Configuration: | |
| • Whyte | 4-2-2 |
| • UIC | 2′A1 n2 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading dia. | 3 ft 9 in (1.143 m) |
| Driver dia. | 7 ft 0 in (2.134 m) |
| Trailing dia. | 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) |
| Wheelbase | 43 ft 11 in (13.39 m) |
| Length | 53 ft 3 in (16.23 m) over buffers |
| Adhesive weight | 18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t) |
| Loco weight | 50 long tons 0 cwt (112,000 lb or 50.8 t) |
| Tender weight | 30 long tons 12.5 cwt (68,600 lb or 31.1 t) |
| Fuel type | Oil (supplemented by coal) |
| Fuel capacity | Oil: 650–715 imp gal (2,950–3,250 L; 781–859 US gal) Coal: 1 long ton 10 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t) |
| Water cap. | 2,640 or 2,790 imp gal (12,000 or 12,700 L; 3,170 or 3,350 US gal) |
| Firebox: | |
| • Grate area | 21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2) |
| Boiler pressure | 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) |
| Heating surface | 1,292.73 sq ft (120.099 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, |
| Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm) |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Tractive effort | 13,639 lbf (60.67 kN) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Great Eastern Railway |
| Numbers | 10–19 |
| Withdrawn | 1907–1910 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The GER Class P43 was a class of ten
James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway
. They were the last 'singles' built for the Great Eastern, and the last in service.
History
Constructed with oil-burning apparatus to speed the elite from the City of London to Cromer, West Runton & Sheringham[1] and capable of reaching North Walsham non-stop in just over two and a half hours.[2] They had 18-by-26-inch (457 mm × 660 mm) inside cylinders and 7-foot-0-inch (2.134 m) driving wheels.[3]
Only a single batch of ten was built, all on order P43 in 1898, numbered 10 to 19. They had a short working life, as they were incapable of handling increasing heavy trains. They were withdrawn between 1907 and 1910.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 10 | 2 | 14, 18 |
| 1908 | 8 | 5 | 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 |
| 1909 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 1910 | 2 | 2 | 12, 13 |
References
- ^ Rous-Marten 1902, p. 272.
- ^ Rous-Marten 1898b
- ^ Aldrich 1969, pp. 68–69 quoting S. D. Holden's personal locomotive register
- ^ Aldrich 1969, p. 35.
- Aldrich, C. Langley (1969). The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862–1962 (7th ed.). Wickford, Essex: C. Langley Aldrich. OCLC 30278831.
- Baxter, Bertram (2012). Baxter, David; Mitchell, Peter (eds.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 6: Great Eastern Railway, North British Railway, Great North of Scotland Railway, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, remaining companies in the LNER group. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-26-5.
- Rous-Marten, C. (1898b). Engineer.
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External links
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- [1] – Great Eastern Railway Society