Six locomotives with 8-wheel tenders built by W. G. Bagnall, Ltd; weight 98.2 tons in working order complete with tender; designed for maximum axle load of 10 tons on coupled wheels, and to negotiate curves of 330 ft minimum radius, and gradients of 1 in 45; length oa of engine and tender 60 ft 11 1/2 in.; total heating surface 1731 sq ft; working pressure 180 lb per sq in.; grate area 27 sq ft; tractive effort at 85% boiler pressure, 23,651 lb. (See also Engineering v 165 n 4290 Apr 16 1948 p 369-70, illus 372)


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    Title :

    New 2-8-2 locomotives for Tanganyika railway


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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