BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0

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BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0
Ex-WD 2-10-0 on freight leaving Grangemouth, 1957 - geograph.org.uk - 4318813.jpg
Ex-WD 2-10-0 leaving Grangemouth in 1957
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer R. A. Riddles
Builder North British Locomotive Company
Build date1943–1945
Total produced25
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-10-0 (specifications from Tourret (1995) [1]
   UIC 1′E h2
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 2 ft 9 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length67 ft 6+14 in (20.58 m) over buffers
Axle load 13 long tons 9 cwt (30,100 lb or 13.7 t)
Adhesive weight 67 long tons 3 cwt (150,400 lb or 68.2 t) full
Loco weight78 long tons 6 cwt (175,400 lb or 79.6 t) full
Tender weight55 long tons 10 cwt (124,300 lb or 56.4 t) full
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity9 long tons 0 cwt (20,200 lb or 9.1 t)
Water cap.5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area40 sq ft (3.7 m2)
Boiler pressure225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox192 sq ft (17.8 m2)
  Tubes1,170 sq ft (109 m2)
  Flues589 sq ft (54.7 m2)
Superheater:
  Heating area423 sq ft (39.3 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 19 in × 28 in (483 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Valve type10-inch (250 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 34,215 lbf (152.20 kN)
Career
Operators
Power classBR: 8F
Numbers90750-90774
Withdrawn1961-1962
DispositionAll scrapped.

The British Railways (BR) ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0 Class was a class of 25 2-10-0 steam locomotives of the WD Austerity 2-10-0 type purchased in 1948 from the War Department.

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Operational history

BR officially listed them in their running stock in 1948, though most were kept in store until 1949–1950. BR allocated them the numbers 90750–74. [2] They were used to haul heavy freight trains and were mostly allocated to Scottish Region ex-LMS (Caledonian) motive power depots in the Central Belt, Motherwell and Grangemouth always being their principal bases, where they were mixed with the much more widespread WD 2-8-0s. [2] They were withdrawn after about 12 years service, between 1961 and 1962. [3] In addition to the above engines, another WD Austerity 2-10-0 Longmoor Military Railway 601 Kitchener (original WD No. 73797) was hired from the War Department between 1957 and 1959.

Names

Both 90773 and 90774 were named North British after the North British Locomotive Company which built them (the last of the BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0s No. 90732 was similarly named Vulcan after the Vulcan Foundry). As one of 49 LNER Peppercorn Class A1s, No. 60161, was also named North British, BR had three locomotives with this name, though the A1 was named after the North British Railway rather than the engineering firm.[ citation needed ]

Classification

They were given the power classification 8F. BR considered them as standard locomotives, [2] numbering them in the numbering series reserved for BR standard engines and assigning them the boiler No. BR11. The tenders were given the classification BR5.

Stock list

BR stock list
BR No.NameFormer WD No.BuiltTaken into BR stockWithdrawn
90750-73774June 1945December 1948May 1962
90751-73775June 1945December 1948December 1962
90752-73776June 1945December 1948December 1961
90753-73777June 1945December 1948July 1961
90754-73778June 1945December 1948July 1961
90755-73779June 1945December 1948December 1962
90756-73780June 1945December 1948December 1962
90757-73781June 1945December 1948December 1962
90758-73782June 1945December 1948December 1962
90759-73783June 1945December 1948December 1962
90760-73784June 1945December 1948May 1962
90761-73785July 1945December 1948November 1962
90762-73786July 1945December 1948December 1962
90763-73787July 1945December 1948December 1962
90764-73788July 1945December 1948May 1962
90765-73789July 1945December 1948December 1962
90766-73790July 1945December 1948December 1962
90767-73791July 1945December 1948December 1962
90768-73792August 1945December 1948July 1962
90769-73793August 1945December 1948December 1962
90770-73794August 1945December 1948December 1962
90771-73795August 1945December 1948December 1962
90772-73796August 1945December 1948December 1962
90773North British73797August 1945December 1948December 1962
90774North British73798August 1945December 1948December 1962

Withdrawal

Withdrawals started in 1961 and continued at a reasonable pace before the remaining 17 were withdrawn en masse in December 1962.

YearQuantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbersNotes
196125390752–54
1962222290750–51/55–74

Preservation

None of the BR engines was preserved. However, there is a "90775" running in Great Britain which was repatriated from Greece, formerly being WD No.76352, SEK No. Lb951. It is based on the North Norfolk Railway. Ex-WD No. 3672 Dame Vera Lynn, which is under overhaul at North Yorkshire Moors Railway, has been repatriated from Greece as well. There is also ex-WD LMR 600 Gordon which has survived and has been steamed on the Severn Valley Railway, though since 2008 it has been out of service, cosmetically restored and on display in Highley Engine House. [3]

See also

BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0

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