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Sir Ralph Wedgwood
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Doncaster Works
Serial number
1871
Build date
30 August 1938
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
• UIC
2'C1h3
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 8 in (2.032 m)
Trailing dia.
3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Boiler pressure
250 psi (1.72 MPa)
Cylinders
Three
Cylinder size
18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Loco brake
Steam
Train brakes
LNER: Vacuum
Performance figures
Tractive effort
35,455 lbf (157.7 kN)
Career
Operators
LNER
Class
A4
Numbers
LNER 4469
Official name
Sir Ralph Wedgwood (formerly Gadwall)
Disposition
Scrapped
LNER Class A4 No. 4469 Sir Ralph Wedgwood was an A4 class locomotive of the LNER. Built at Doncaster Works, it was originally named Gadwall, being renamed Sir Ralph Wedgwood in March 1939 in recognition of Wedgwood's sixteen years of service as Chief Officer of the LNER between 1923 and 1939.
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