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LSWR H16 class
H16 class 4-6-2T No. 30517 takes an empty stock train from Waterloo through Vauxhall on Saturday 25 August 1962
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
LSWR Eastleigh Works
Build date
November 1921 – February 1922
Total produced
5
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2T
• UIC
2′C1′ h2tG
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Driver dia.
5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Trailing dia.
3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Length
46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
Width
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Height
13 ft 3+1⁄4 in (4.04 m)
Axle load
19.8 long tons (20.1 t)
Loco weight
96.4 long tons (97.9 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
3.5 long tons (3.6 t)
Water cap.
2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
27 sq ft (2.5 m2)
Boiler pressure
180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
139 sq ft (12.9 m2)
• Tubes and flues
1,267 sq ft (117.7 m2)
Superheater:
• Type
Eastleigh (later Maunsell)
• Heating area
231 sq ft (21.5 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
21 in × 28 in (533 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
28,200 lbf (125.4 kN)
Career
Operators
London and South Western Railway
→ Southern Railway
→ British Railways
Class
LSWR / SR: H16
Power class
LSWR/ SR: A
BR: 5F (later 6F)
Numbers
LSWR: 516–520
SR: E516–E520 → 516–520
BR: 30516–30520
Nicknames
Green Tanks
Withdrawn
1962
Disposition
All scrapped
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