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BR Standard Class 6 information


BR Standard Class 6[1]
72001 Clan Cameron
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerRobert Riddles at BR Derby
BuilderBR Crewe Works
Build dateDecember 1951 – March 1952
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1,880 mm)
Trailing dia.3 ft 3+12 in (1,003 mm)
Length68 ft 9 in (20.96 m)
Width8 ft 8+34 in (2.66 m)
Height13 ft 0+12 in (3.98 m)
Axle load19 long tons (19 t; 21 short tons)
Adhesive weight56.9 long tons (57.8 t; 63.7 short tons)
Loco weight88.5 long tons (89.9 t; 99.1 short tons)
Tender weight49.15 long tons (49.94 t; 55.05 short tons)
Tender typeBR1
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity7 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons)
Water cap.4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area36 sq ft (3.3 m2)
BoilerBR1
Boiler pressure225 psi (1,550 kPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox195 sq ft (18.1 m2)
 • Tubes and flues1,878 sq ft (174.5 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area592 sq ft (55.0 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19.5 in × 28 in (495 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort27,520 lbf (122.4 kN)
Factor of adh.4.63
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
Power class6P5F
Numbers72000–72009
Axle load classRoute Availability 8
LocaleScottish Region, London Midland Region
WithdrawnDecember 1962 – June 1966
DispositionAll original locomotives scrapped, 72010 Hengist under construction.

The BR Standard Class 6, otherwise known as the Clan Class, was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific tender steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. Ten locomotives were constructed between 1951 and 1952, with a further 15 planned for construction. However, due to acute steel shortages in Britain, the order was continually postponed until it was finally cancelled on the publication of the 1955 Modernisation Plan for the re-equipment of British Railways. All of the original locomotives were scrapped, but a new one is being built.

The Clan Class was based upon the BR Standard Class 7 Britannia Class design, incorporating a smaller boiler and various weight-saving measures to increase the route availability of a Pacific-type locomotive for its intended area of operations, the west of Scotland. The Clan Class received a mixed reception from crews, with those regularly operating the locomotives giving favourable reports as regards performance.[2] However, trials in other areas of the British Railways network returned negative feedback, a common complaint being that difficulty in steaming the locomotive made it hard to adhere to timetables. Reports exist that suggest a degree of the disappointment with these locomotives was attributable to their being allocated to Class 7 work where they were only a Class 6 in reality; a problem put down to their very similar appearance to the BR Standard Class 7.

Some of the Clan Class locomotives took their names from the Highland Railway Clan Class which was being withdrawn from service at the time, indicating further their intended area of operations.[3] The class was ultimately deemed a failure by British Railways, and the last was withdrawn in 1966. None survived into preservation, although a project to build the next locomotive in line, number 72010 Hengist, is progressing. Assembly of the frames has commenced at CTL Seal, Sheffield.

  1. ^ Clarke, David: Riddles Class 6/7 Standard Pacifics, pp.80–87
  2. ^ Atkins 1992, p. 10.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cox1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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