Furness Railway D5 Class

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Furness Railway 1 class 0-6-0
Furness Railway Class D5 0-6-0
Furness Railway 0-6-0 at Workington Shed, 1951 (geograph 4979348).jpg
D5 class No. 52509 0-6-0 at Workington Shed, 1951
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer W. F. Pettigrew
Builder North British Locomotive Co. (15),
Kitson & Co. (4)
Build date1913–20
Total produced19
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0
   UIC C n2
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 7+12 in (1.410 m)
Loco weight1913 batch: 42 long tons 13 cwt (95,500 lb or 43.3 t)
Remainder: 44 long tons 17 cwt (100,500 lb or 45.6 t)
Boiler pressure170 lbf (0.76 kN)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,935 lbf (97.57 kN)
Career
Operators Furness Railway  » London, Midland and Scottish Railway  » British Railways
Class FR: 1 ("D5")
NumbersFR: 1–2; 19–35
LMS: 12494–12512
BR: 52494; 52499; 52501; 52508–52510
Locale London Midland Region
Withdrawn1930–1957
DispositionAll scrapped

The Furness Railway 1 class 0-6-0 (classified "D5" by Bob Rush) was a class of nineteen 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built between 1913 and 1920. Four were built by Kitson and Company and 15 by North British Locomotive Company (NBL). All 19 were assigned London, Midland and Scottish Railway numbers but only six survived long enough to be assigned a British Railways number.

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History

The Class D5 0-6-0 was the final development of the Furness Railway six-coupled goods engine. The class utilised the standardised 4-foot-7+12-inch (1.410 m) wheels and 18-by-26-inch (457 mm × 660 mm) cylinders of which W. F. Pettigrew had become a great proponent. To gain the extra traction, Pettigrew increased the boiler pressure to 170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa). [1] from the 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) of the D3 and 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) of the D4. [2]

Construction

Initially only four were built but, during World War I, a further fifteen were added, all of which had boilers six inches longer than the first four, making them generally more capable but two tonnes heavier. [3]

Performance

The D5 was the largest and most powerful of the mineral engines on the Furness Railway and like many of the 0-6-0 class locomotives on the Furness Railway it was fitted with vacuum brakes and steam heating. This permitted it to be used on excursions and railtours. [4]

Numbering

FR
No.
ManufacturerSerial
No.
YearLMS
No.
BR
No.
Withdrawn
1North British Locomotive20073191312494524941956 [5]
2North British Locomotive200741913124951932 [6]
25North British Locomotive200751913124961932 [7]
26North British Locomotive200761913124971935 [8]
27North British Locomotive208651914124981932 [9]
28North British Locomotive20866191412499524991957 [10]
19Kitson and Company51951918125001932 [11]
20Kitson and Company5196191812501525011957 [12]
21Kitson and Company51971918125021930 [13]
22Kitson and Company51981918125031930 [14]
23North British Locomotive219931918125041932 [15]
24North British Locomotive219941918125051930 [16]
29North British Locomotive219951918125061930 [17]
30North British Locomotive219961918125071935 [18]
31North British Locomotive22572192012508525081950 [19]
32North British Locomotive22573192012509525091956 [20]
33North British Locomotive22574192012510525101957 [21]
34North British Locomotive225751920125111932 [22]
35North British Locomotive225761920125121932 [23]

Withdrawal

Withdrawals began on 1930 when four, Nos. 12502–03/05–06 were withdrawn. Six survived into BR service, being the only ex-Furness Railway locomotives to survive into BR ownership. The last were withdrawn in 1957 and none of the class were preserved.

YearQuantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbersNotes
193019412502–03/05–06
193215712495–96/98/500/04/11–12
19358212497/507
19506152508
19565252494/509
19573352499/501/510

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