CGR class C1 and C1a

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Ceylon Government Railways Class C1 and C1a
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Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company
Serial numberC1, 6410
C1a, 7160-7167
Build dateC1, 1928
C1a, 1946
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 2-6-2+2-6-2
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Length74 ft 2 in (22.61 m)
Loco weightC1, 122 long tons (124 t)
C1a, 128 long tons (130 t)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacityC1, 7 long tons (7.1 t)
C1a, 6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.C1, 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L)
C1a 3,510 imp gal (16,000 L)
Cylinders Four, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts, piston valves

The CGR class C1 and C1a were steam locomotives of the Garratt type built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, England for the Ceylon Government Railways (CGR), now Sri Lanka Railways. The Class C1 prototype was built in 1928 and was followed by eight Class C1a locomotives in 1946. The C1a class was converted to oil firing between 1950 and 1954. [1] [2]

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CGR numbers

Sub-classNumbersQuantity
C12411
C1a343-3508

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