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LNWR "Bloomer" Class
No.602 (Small Bloomer class), c.1868
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
James McConnell
Builder
(a.): Sharp, Stewart & Co. (25); Kitson & Co. (5); Wolverton Works (10) (b.): R and W Hawthorn (7); Vulcan Foundry (4); Wolverton Works (20) (c.):Wolverton Works (3)
Build date
1851–1862
Total produced
(a.): 40 (b): 31 (c): 3
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-2-2
• UIC
1A1
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
(a.): 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) (b.): 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) (c.): 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Driver dia.
(a.): 7 ft 0 in (2.134 m) (b.): 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m) (c.): 7 ft 6 in (2.286 m)
Trailing dia.
(a.) & (b.): 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) (c.): 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight
(a.): 29.5 long tons (30.0 t); (b.): 23.65 long tons (24.03 t); (c.): 34.75 long tons (35.31 t)
Boiler pressure
100 psi (0.69 MPa) later increased to 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface
(a.): 1,448.5 sq ft (134.57 m2) (b.): 1,230 sq ft (114 m2) (c.): 1,222.8 sq ft (113.60 m2)
Cylinders
Two, inside
Cylinder size
(a.): 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm); (b.): 16 in × 21 in (406 mm × 533 mm); (c.): 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear
Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort
various between 5,700 lbf (25 kN) and 11,016 lbf (49.00 kN)
Career
Operators
LNWR Southern Division
Withdrawn
1866, 1876–1888
Disposition
Original locomotives all scrapped. Replica for static display completed 1991. Full-size working engine under construction
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