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7822 Foxcote Manor
GWR Manor Class no. 7822 Foxcote Manor at Bishops Lydeard railway station
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Build date
December 1950
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-0
• UIC
2'Ch2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 0 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.
5 ft 8 in (1,727 mm)
Minimum curve
6 chains (396 ft; 121 m) normal, 5 chains (330 ft; 101 m) slow
Wheelbase
Loco: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) Loco & tender: 52 ft 1+3⁄4 in (15.89 m)
Length
61 ft 9+1⁄4 in (18.83 m)
Width
8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height
13 ft 0 in (3.962 m)
Axle load
17 long tons 5 cwt (38,600 lb or 17.5 t) (19.3 short tons)
Loco weight
68 long tons 18 cwt (154,300 lb or 70 t) (77.2 short tons) full
Tender weight
40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) (44.8 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
22.1 sq ft (2.05 m2)
Boiler
GWR Standard No. 14[1]
Boiler pressure
225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
140.0 sq ft (13.01 m2)
• Tubes and flues
1,285.5 sq ft (119.43 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
160.0 sq ft (14.86 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
27,340 lbf (121.61 kN)
Career
Class
7800 'Manor' Class
Numbers
7822
Retired
December 1965
Current owner
Foxcote Manor Society
Disposition
Preserved
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 7822 Foxcote Manor is a 4-6-0 Manor Class locomotive, built in 1950 at Swindon Works. It is part of a post-war batch of 10 locomotives, which follows on from 20 earlier locomotives built in 1938.
^Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.
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