Highland Railway Ben Class information

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′Bn
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Loco weight	46 long tons 17 cwt (104,900 lb or 47.6 t) (small); 52.30 long tons (53.14 t) (large);
Firebox:
• Grate area	20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2) (Small); 20.25 sq ft (1.881 m2) (Large);
Boiler	4 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.38 m) diameter (Small); 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) diameter (Large);
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa) (Small); 180 psi (1.24 MPa) (Large);
Heating surface:
• Firebox	117 sq ft (10.9 m2) (Small); 132 sq ft (12.3 m2) (Large);
• Tubes	1,061 sq ft (98.6 m2) (Small); 1,516 sq ft (140.8 m2) (Large);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm) (Small); 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) (Large);
Valve gear	Stephenson

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Peter Drummond
Builder	Dübs & Co. (8 Small); HR Lochgorm Works (9 Small); North British Locomotive Co. (3 Small, 6 Large);
Serial number	Dübs: 3686–3692 (Small); NBL: 17398–17400 (Small), 18269–18272 (Large), 18803–18804 (Large);
Build date	1898–1906 (Small); 1908–1909 (Large);
Total produced	20 Small; 6 Large;

Highland Railway C and U classes
'Small Ben' and 'Large Ben'
Highland Railway C and U classes; 'Small Ben' and 'Large Ben'
	Highland Railway 1 Ben-y-Gloe
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Peter Drummond
Builder	Dübs & Co. (8 Small); HR Lochgorm Works (9 Small); North British Locomotive Co. (3 Small, 6 Large);
Serial number	Dübs: 3686–3692 (Small); NBL: 17398–17400 (Small), 18269–18272 (Large), 18803–18804 (Large);
Build date	1898–1906 (Small); 1908–1909 (Large);
Total produced	20 Small; 6 Large;
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′Bn
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Loco weight	46 long tons 17 cwt (104,900 lb or 47.6 t) (small); 52.30 long tons (53.14 t) (large);
Firebox:
• Grate area	20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2) (Small); 20.25 sq ft (1.881 m2) (Large);
Boiler	4 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.38 m) diameter (Small); 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) diameter (Large);
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa) (Small); 180 psi (1.24 MPa) (Large);
Heating surface:
• Firebox	117 sq ft (10.9 m2) (Small); 132 sq ft (12.3 m2) (Large);
• Tubes	1,061 sq ft (98.6 m2) (Small); 1,516 sq ft (140.8 m2) (Large);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm) (Small); 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) (Large);
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,891 lbf (79.6 kN) (Small); 17,901 lbf (79.6 kN) (Large);
Factor of adh.	3.91 (Small); 4.40 (Large);
Operators
Career
Operators	HR → LMS → BR
Class	HR: C (Small); U (Large);
Power class	LMS/BR: 2P
Numbers	Highland Railway: 1-17, 38, 41, 47 (Small); 61, 63, 66, 68, 60, 62 (later 61, 63-65, 60, 62) (Large); LMS: 14397-14416 (Small); 14417-14422 (Large); BR: 54398, 54399, 54404 (Small);
Withdrawn	1931–1953 (small); 1932–1937 (large);
Disposition	All scrapped

The Highland Railway Ben Class were small 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotives. There were actually two separate 'Ben' classes, usually referred to as the 'Small Bens' and the 'Large Bens'.

Highland Railway Ben Class information

and 26 Related for: Highland Railway Ben Class information

Highland Railway Ben Class

Highland Railway

Locomotives of the Highland Railway

Welsh Highland Railway

Steam locomotives of the 21st century

List of Welsh Highland Railway rolling stock

Scottish Highlands

Mallaig

Ben Nevis

British Rail Class 66

List of British Rail Class 37 locomotives

Israel

Kate Mara

Cambrian Line

Dingwall

Great British Railway Journeys

Argyll and Bute

Golspie

Borders Railway

Inverness

Toronto

Postman Pat

Rothbury

Perthshire

Rail transport in Wales

Death and state funeral of George V