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GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend
2999 Lady of Legend at Didcot in April 2019.
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
George Jackson Churchward
Builder
The Saint Project
Build date
2009–2019
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-0
Leading dia.
3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m)
Length
63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width
8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height
13 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.051 m)
Axle load
18 long tons (18 t; 20 short tons)
Loco weight
68.30 long tons (69.40 t; 76.50 short tons)
Tender weight
43.15 long tons (43.84 t; 48.33 short tons)
Fuel capacity
5 long tons (5.1 t; 5.6 short tons)
Water cap.
3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
27.22 sq ft (2.529 m2)
Boiler
GWR Standard No. 1 (with variations)
Boiler pressure
225 psi (1.55 MPa) (production series)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
154.94 sq ft (14.394 m2)
• Tubes and flues
1,485.96 sq ft (138.050 m2)
Superheater:
• Type
"Swindon No. 3"
• Heating area
307.52 sq ft (28.570 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm) - 18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear
Stephenson
Valve type
10 inches (254 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort
20,530 lbf (91.32 kN) - 24,395 lbf (108.51 kN)
Career
Class
2900 or Saint
Power class
GWR: C BR: 4P
Numbers
2999
Official name
Lady of Legend
Axle load class
GWR: Red
Disposition
in service
GWR 2900 "Saint" Class No. 2999 Lady of Legend is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive completed in 2019 to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was based on the frames and boiler of 4900 "Hall" Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall, and was largely constructed at Didcot Railway Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, where it is now based. Described as "building the 78th Saint", the project started in the 1970s to look at building a new 'Saint', since none of the original class-members were preserved.
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