Crampton locomotive

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German Crampton locomotive Badenia of the Baden State Railway, built in 1863 Badische IX.jpg
German Crampton locomotive Badenia of the Baden State Railway, built in 1863

A Crampton locomotive is a type of steam locomotive designed by Thomas Russell Crampton and built by various firms from 1846. The main British builders were Tulk and Ley and Robert Stephenson and Company.

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Notable features were a low boiler and large driving wheels. The crux of the Crampton patent was that the single driving axle was placed behind the firebox, so that the driving wheels could be very large. This helped to give this design a low centre of gravity, so that it did not require a very broad-gauge track to travel safely at high speeds. Its wheel arrangement was usually 4-2-0 or 6-2-0 .

Design variations

Because the single driving axle was behind the firebox, Crampton locomotives usually had outside cylinders. However, some inside cylinder versions were built using indirect drive, then known as a jackshaft. The inside cylinders drove a crankshaft located in front of the firebox and the crankshaft was connected to the driving wheels by outside rods. Some long-wheelbase 0-4-0 T s were also built using this crankshaft system. The boiler feed-pump was often driven from the crankshaft as well because many Cramptons were built before the injector was invented.

Another feature on some Crampton locomotives was the use of a boiler of oval cross-section, to lower the centre of gravity. It was later seen as a major flaw, because the internal pressure would tend to push the boiler into a circular cross-section and increase the risk of fatigue.

Usage

Preserved French Crampton locomotive No 80 Le Continent of the Paris a Strasbourg railway, built in 1852 France Paris Champs Elysees Locomotive Crampton 80 01.JPG
Preserved French Crampton locomotive No 80 Le Continent of the Paris à Strasbourg railway, built in 1852

Crampton locomotives were used by some British railways and speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph) were achieved on the LNWR. They were more popular in France, southern Germany and the US. In France the expression "prendre la Crampton" meant to catch an express, and in the argot of the Saint Cyr military academy, footplate staff were known as "officiers de Crampton" (and this as late as 1971). One of the French examples has been preserved in the Cité du Train (the French Railway Museum) at Mulhouse and is still in working order. This is number 80 of the Chemin de Fer de l'Est , the Paris-Strasbourg line, which is named "Le Continent".

Locomotive list

The approximate numbers of Crampton-type locomotives built in Europe were:

Manufactured in Great Britain

Built by Tulk and Ley

All were of the 4-2-0 wheel arrangement.

Works no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
101847 Namur and Liege Railway Namur [a]
111847Namur and Liege RailwayLiege [a]
1847Namur and Liege Railway [a]
12?1847 London and North Western Railway, Southern Division200 London [b] [c]
141847 Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Kinnaird [d]
1847 Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 35 Pegasus
1848 Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 36 Phlegon
171854 Maryport and Carlisle Railway 12

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 Namur was tested over 2,300 miles (3,700 km) on the LNWR [1] speeds up to 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) were recorded. Delivery of Namur, Liege and the third engine ordered for Belgium was delayed, and they were purchased by the South Eastern Railway in December 1849, becoming SER Nos 81, 83 and 85.
  2. ↑ Larger boiler and cylinders than Namur. Rebuilt as a goods 0-4-2 in 1855. [2] [1]
  3. ↑ The LNWR obtained two other Crampton-type locomotives: Courier, 4-2-0 , built at Crewe Works in 1847 and Liverpool, 6-2-0 , built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy in 1848.
  4. ↑ the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway was absorbed by the Scottish Central Railway in 1863.

Built by Robert Stephenson and Company

SER No. 136 Folkstone with intermediate crankshaft at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Great Exhibition, No 136 Folkstone by HF Talbot, 1851.jpg
SER No. 136 Folkstone with intermediate crankshaft at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

Robert Stephenson and Company built a number of Crampton type locomotives for the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. These were all of 4-2-0 wheel arrangement with inside cylinders and indirect drive. The inside cylinders drove a crankshaft located in front of the firebox and the crankshaft was coupled to the driving wheels by outside rods.

Works no.Date builtRailwayNo./NameNotes
7851851 South Eastern Railway 134
7861851South Eastern Railway135
7871851South Eastern Railway136 Folkstone [a]
7881851South Eastern Railway137
7891851South Eastern Railway138
7901851South Eastern Railway139
7911851South Eastern Railway140
7921851South Eastern Railway141
7931851South Eastern Railway142
7941851South Eastern Railway143
1851 Prussian Eastern Railway England [5]
1851Prussian Eastern Railway
1851Prussian Eastern Railway
1851Prussian Eastern Railway
1851Prussian Eastern Railway
1851Prussian Eastern Railway
13811862 London, Chatham and Dover Railway Coquette [b]
13821862Echo
13831862Flora
13841862Flirt
13851862Sylph

Notes:

  1. ↑ The name should have read Folkestone but was misspelled on the plate. This locomotive was displayed at The Great Exhibition of 1851. [3] Bogie wheels 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) diameter, driving wheels 6 feet (1.83 m) diameter. Cylinders 15 by 22 inches (381 mm × 559 mm). Weight 26 long tons 5 cwt (58,800 lb or 26.7 t). [4]
  2. ↑ LCDR Echo class; rebuilt as conventional 4-4-0s in 1865–1866. [6] They were not given numbers until 1874.

Built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy

All 4-2-0 except Liverpool which was 6-2-0 .

Works no.Date builtRailwayNo./NameNotes
3551848 London and North Western Railway, Southern Division245 Liverpool [a]
 ?1848South Eastern Railway68
 ?1848South Eastern Railway69
 ?1848South Eastern Railway72
 ?1848South Eastern Railway74
 ?1848South Eastern Railway75
 ?1848South Eastern Railway78

Notes:

  1. ↑ Liverpool, 6-2-0, built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy works number 355 of 1848. Driving wheels 8 feet (2.44 m) diameter, grate area 21.5 square feet (2.00 m2), heating area 2,290 square feet (213 m2), boiler pressure 120 lbf/in2 (8.4 kgf/cm2; 830 kPa), cylinders 18 by 24 inches (457 mm × 610 mm). The locomotive was awarded a Gold Medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851. [1] [7] [2]

Built by E. B. Wilson and Company

Works no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
 ?1847 North British Railway 55 [a]
 ?1847 Eastern Counties Railway 108
 ?1847 Eastern Counties Railway 109
 ?1847 Eastern Counties Railway 110
 ?1847 Eastern Counties Railway 111
 ?1847 Eastern Counties Railway 112
 ?1847 Aberdeen Railway 26
 ?1847 Aberdeen Railway 27

Notes:

  1. ↑ Hauled the Royal Train in 1850, withdrawn from service in 1907. [5]

Built by R and W Hawthorn

Works no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
8901854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Roeskilde [a]
8911854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Ringsted [a]
8921854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Sorø [a]
8931854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Slagelse [a]
10061858 East Kent Railway Lake [b]
10071858 East Kent Railway Sondes [b]
10081858 East Kent Railway Faversham [b]
10091858 East Kent Railway Chatham [b]
10101858 East Kent Railway Sittingbourne [b]
10111858 East Kent Railway Crampton [b]

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 4 Originally built by Tulk and Ley in 1849, rebuilt with new works number by Hawthorn
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 LCDR Sondes class 4-4-0 ST . Rebuilt by Kirtley as LCDR F class 2-4-0 T in 1865. [8]

Other builders

Midland Railway locomotive No 130, built by Kitson, Thompson & Hewitson in 1848 Midland Railway 4-2-0 Crampton Locomotive No 131 built by Kitson, Thompson & Hewitson in 1848 - No caption, black and white.jpg
Midland Railway locomotive No 130, built by Kitson, Thompson & Hewitson in 1848
Fire Queen built by A. Horlick & Co. in 1848 for the Padarn Railway, preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum Locomotive "Fire Queen".jpg
Fire Queen built by A. Horlick & Co. in 1848 for the Padarn Railway, preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
BuilderWorks no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company 531846South Eastern Railway92 [a]
LNWR Crewe Works  ?1847 London and North Western Railway, Northern Division176 Courier [10]
Kitson and Company  ?1848 Midland Railway 130
Kitson and Company  ?1848Midland Railway131
Timothy Hackworth  ?1848 London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 56
Timothy Hackworth  ?1848 London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 58
A. Horlock and Co 1848 Padarn Railway Fire Queen [b]
A. Horlock and Co 1848 Padarn Railway Jenny Lind [b]
R. B. Longridge and Company  ?1851 Great Northern Railway 200 [c]

Notes:

  1. ↑ Originally built as a 2-2-2 , rebuilt as a Crampton 2+2-2–0 December 1848. [9]
  2. 1 2 0-4-0 locomotives, 4 ft (1,219 mm) gauge, Fire Queen preserved at Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum. Jenny Lind named after the opera singer, a friend of Crampton's wife Louisa.
  3. ↑ Sources differ on how many Crampton locomotives Longridge built for the Great Northern Railway. Number 200 was later converted from a 4-2-0 to a conventional 2-2-2 . There were nine similar 2-2-2 locomotives numbered 91-99 and it is uncertain whether these were built as 2-2-2 or whether they were converted from 4-2-0 like number 200.

Manufactured in France

BuilderWorks no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
Société Ch.Derosne et Cail 139–150 (12)1849 Chemins de fer du Nord 122 Crampton to 133 Linné [a]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 188–199 (12)1852 Chemins de fer de l'Est 79 Le Globe to 90 L’Amérique [b]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 219–230 (12)1853–54 Chemins de fer du Nord 134 Pradier to 145 Van Eyck [13]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 329–340 (12)1854 Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon  [ fr ]301 to 312 [c]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 387–392 (6)1855 Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon  [ fr ]313 to 318 [d]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 414–429 (16)1855 Chemins de fer du Nord 146 Alibert to 161 Volney [11]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 544–555 (12)1857 Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon  [ fr ]319 La France to 330 La Grèce [e]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 4431856 Chemin de fer du Nord 162 Alma [f]
Société J. F. Cail & Cie 4441856 Chemin de fer du Nord 163 Inkerman [11]
Schneider et Cie 196–210 (15)1856 Chemins de fer de l'Est 174 Eupatoria to 188 Taganrok [17]
André Koechlin et Cie 820–829 (10)1864 Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée 31 Sylphie to 40 Moucheron [g]

Notes:

  1. ↑ First Crampton locomotives in France. [11]
  2. ↑ No. 80 Le Continent preserved in the Cité du Train. [12]
  3. ↑ Became PLM 1 to 12 from 1857. [14]
  4. ↑ Became PLM 13 to 18 from 1857. [14]
  5. ↑ Became PLM 19 to 30 from 1857. Sold to the Chemins de fer de l'Est in 1869 as their 601 to 612. [14] [15]
  6. ↑ A 6-2-0 locomotive, converted to the Petiet system in the 1860s, withdrawn and scrapped in 1873. [16] [11]
  7. ↑ Last of 30 locomotives built for the P-L between 1855 and 1857, plus 10 locomotives built for the PLM between in 1864. [18] [19]

Manufactured in Germany

BuilderWorks no.Date builtRailwayName/no.Notes
J. A. Maffei  ?–? (4)1853 Pfälzische Eisenbahnen 26 to 29 [a] [b]
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe  ?–? (2)1854 Baden State Railway 67 Adler and 68 Falke [c]
Borsig 5531854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Thor
Borsig 5541854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Njord
Borsig 5551854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Baldur
Borsig 5561854 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Fenris
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe  ?–? (8)1854–56 Baden State Railway 69 Comet to 78 Basel [c]
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe  ?–? (8)1854–56 Baden State Railway 69 Adler to 78 Falke [c]
Borsig 5571855 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Skirner
Borsig 5581855 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab Vidar
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen  ?–? (14)1855–63 Pfälzische Eisenbahnen 36–41, 46–49, 60–63 [a]
Ausbesserungswerk Karlsruhe  [ de ] ?–? (3)1856 Baden State Railway 1, 2, and 4 [d]
J. A. Maffei  ?–? (12)1857–58 Bayerische Ostbahn A1 to A12 [e]
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen 4241858 Sjællandske Jernbane Selskab H.C. Ørsted
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe  ?–? (8)1858–59 Baden State Railway Rheinfelden to Pfalz [c]
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe  ?–? (8)1863 Baden State Railway Badenia to Offenburg [c] [f]

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Palatinate Railway 26 to 63  [ de ].
  2. ↑ 1925-built replica of No. 28 Die Pfälz preserved in Neustadt/Weinstrasse Railway Museum.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Baden IX  [ de ] class locomotives.
  4. ↑ Baden I c  [ de ] class locomotives.
  5. ↑ Bavarian B IX (Ostbahn). Rebuilt as 2-4-0 locomotives (1869–71)
  6. ↑ Phoenix of this series in service until 1903, length 12.90 metres (42 ft 4 in), top speed 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), weight 28½ tonnes. Preserved in the Deutsches Bundesbahn Museum, Nuremberg. [20]

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