SR Battle of Britain class 21C151 Winston Churchill information
SR 21C151 / BR 34051 Winston Churchill
34051 Winston Churchill at Didcot
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Brighton Works
Build date
1946
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
Driver dia.
6 ft 2 in (1.880 m)
Length
67 ft 4.75 in (20.54 m)
Loco weight
86 long tons 0 cwt (192,600 lb or 87.4 t)
Fuel capacity
5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.
4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure
280 lbf/in2 (1,930.53 kPa),
Cylinders
Three
Cylinder size
16+3⁄8 in × 24 in (416 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear
Bulleid
Performance figures
Tractive effort
31,046 lbf (138.10 kN),
Career
Operators
SR » BR
Class
Battle of Britain
Numbers
SR: 21C151 BR: 34051
Official name
Winston Churchill
Delivered
30 December 1946
Withdrawn
19 September 1965
Current owner
National Railway Museum
21C151 Winston Churchill is a Southern Railway Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive that has been preserved as part of the United Kingdom's National Collection. It is on display at the Locomotion Museum at Shildon.
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