BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell information
70013 Oliver Cromwell
70013 Oliver Cromwell at Carlisle Kingmoor
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Build date
30 May 1951
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
• UIC
2′C1′h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 2 in (1.880 m)
Trailing dia.
3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Length
68 ft 9 in (20.96 m)
Width
8 ft 8+3⁄4 in (2.66 m)
Height
13 ft 0+1⁄2 in (3.98 m)7004
Axle load
20.5 long tons (20.8 t; 23.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight
61.5 long tons (62.5 t; 68.9 short tons)
Loco weight
94 long tons (96 t; 105 short tons)
Tender weight
BR1: 49.15 long tons (49.94 t; 55.05 short tons) BR1A: 52.5 long tons (53.3 t; 58.8 short tons) BR1D: 54.5 long tons (55.4 t; 61.0 short tons)
Tender type
BR1 (40), BR1A (5), or BR1D (10)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
BR1/BR1A: 7.0 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons) BR1D: 9.0 long tons (9.1 t; 10.1 short tons)
Water cap.
BR1 4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal) BR1A: 5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal) BR1D: 4,750 imp gal (21,600 L; 5,700 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
42 sq ft (3.9 m2)
Boiler
BR1
Boiler pressure
250 psi (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
210 sq ft (20 m2)
• Tubes and flues
2,264 sq ft (210.3 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
718 sq ft (66.7 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
32,150 lbf (143.0 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.23
Career
Operators
British Railways
Class
Standard Class 7 (Britannia class)
Numbers
70013
Official name
Oliver Cromwell
Locale
Great Britain
Withdrawn
11 August 1968
Current owner
National Railway Museum
Disposition
Undergoing overhaul
70013 Oliver Cromwell is a British Railways Standard Class 7 (also known as the Britannia class) preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive is notable as one of the four steam locomotives which worked the last steam railtour on British Railways (BR) in 1968.
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