BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell

70013 Oliver Cromwell
70013 Oliver Cromwell at Carlisle Kingmoor
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date30 May 1951
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1.880 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 3+12 in (1.003 m)
Length68 ft 9 in (20.96 m)
Width8 ft 8+34 in (2.66 m)
Height13 ft 0+12 in (3.98 m)7004
Axle load20.5 long tons (20.8 t; 23.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight61.5 long tons (62.5 t; 68.9 short tons)
Loco weight94 long tons (96 t; 105 short tons)
Tender weightBR1: 49.15 long tons (49.94 t; 55.05 short tons)
BR1A: 52.5 long tons (53.3 t; 58.8 short tons)
BR1D: 54.5 long tons (55.4 t; 61.0 short tons)
Tender typeBR1 (40), BR1A (5), or BR1D (10)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacityBR1/BR1A: 7.0 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons)
BR1D: 9.0 long tons (9.1 t; 10.1 short tons)
Water cap.BR1 4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal)
BR1A: 5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
BR1D: 4,750 imp gal (21,600 L; 5,700 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area42 sq ft (3.9 m2)
BoilerBR1
Boiler pressure250 psi (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox210 sq ft (20 m2)
 • Tubes and flues2,264 sq ft (210.3 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area718 sq ft (66.7 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort32,150 lbf (143.0 kN)
Factor of adh.4.23
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
ClassStandard Class 7 (Britannia class)
Numbers70013
Official nameOliver Cromwell
LocaleGreat Britain
Withdrawn11 August 1968
Current ownerNational Railway Museum
DispositionUndergoing overhaul

70013 Oliver Cromwell is a British Railways Standard Class 7 (also known as the Britannia class) preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive is notable as one of the four steam locomotives which worked the last steam railtour on British Railways (BR) in 1968.