GWR 5051 Drysllwyn Castle |
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5051 Drysllwyn Castle & 7029 Clun Castle at Plymouth in 1985 while working "The Great Western Limited" railtour. |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Leading dia. | 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) |
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Driver dia. | 6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m) |
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Length | 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) over buffers |
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Width | 8 ft 11 in (2.718 m) |
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Height | 13 ft 1 in (3.988 m) (Cut back from 13 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.077 m)) |
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Loco weight | 79 long tons 17 cwt (178,900 lb or 81.1 t) 89.4 short tons full |
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Tender weight | 47 long tons 6 cwt (106,000 lb or 48.1 t) 53.0 short tons full |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t) 6 long tons 0 hundredweight (6.10 t; 6.72 short tons) |
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Water cap. | 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 29.36 sq ft (2.728 m2) |
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Boiler | GWR Standard Number 8 |
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Boiler pressure | 225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 162.7 sq ft (15.12 m2) (Collett) 163.5 sq ft (15.19 m2) (Hawksworth) |
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• Tubes | 1,857.7 sq ft (172.59 m2) (Collett) 1,799.5 sq ft (167.18 m2) (Hawksworth) |
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Cylinders | Four (two inside, two outside) |
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Cylinder size | 16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm) |
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Valve gear | Inside cylinders: Walschaerts Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars. |
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Valve type | Piston valves |
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Loco brake | Vacuum |
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5051 Drysllwyn Castle is a Great Western Railway (GWR) Castle Class locomotive built at Swindon Works in May 1936 and named after Dryslwyn Castle. It is owned by the Didcot Railway Centre.