8 chains (530 ft; 160 m) normal, 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) slow
Length
63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width
8 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.724 m)
Height
13 ft 0 in (3.962 m)
Axle load
18 long tons 8 cwt (41,200 lb or 18.7 t) (20.6 short tons)
Adhesive weight
55 long tons 2 cwt (123,400 lb or 56 t) (61.7 short tons)
Loco weight
74 long tons 0 cwt (165,800 lb or 75.2 t) (82.9 short tons) full
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t) (7.8 short tons)
Water cap.
3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2)
Boiler
GWR Standard No. 1
Boiler pressure
225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)
• Tubes and flues
1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
4-element: 191.8 sq ft (17.82 m2), 6-element: 253.38 sq ft (23.540 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
18.5 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
28,875 lbf (128.44 kN)
Career
Operators
Great Western Railway, British Railways
Power class
GWR: D; BR: 5MT
Numbers
6800–6879
Axle load class
GWR: Red
First run
1936
Retired
1960–1965
Disposition
All original locomotives scrapped, GWR 6880 Betton Grange Operational
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