LMS Fowler Dock Tank
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sir Henry Fowler |
| Builder | LMS Derby Works |
| Build date | 1928–1929 |
| Total production | 10 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0T |
| UIC classification | Cnt |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver size | 47 in (1.194 m) |
| Wheelbase | 9.5 ft (2.90 m) |
| Length | 27.5 ft (8.38 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 43.6 long tons (44.3 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) |
| Water capacity | 1,000 imp gal (4,500 l) |
| Boiler | LMS type G5 |
| Boiler pressure | 160 psi (1.1 MPa) saturated |
| Fire grate area | 14.5 sq ft (1.35 m²) |
| Heating surface: Tubes | 923 sq ft (85.7 m²) |
| Heating surface: Firebox | 85 sq ft (7.9 m²) |
| Superheater type | None |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 17×22 in (432×559 mm) |
| Class | 2F |
| Number in class | 10 |
| Number | LMS: 11270–11279 LMS: 7100–7109 (1934) LMS 7160–7169 (1939) BR: 41760–41769 |
| Retired | 1959–1964 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler Dock Tank was a 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed for shunting in docks, it had a short wheelbase in order for it to negotiate curves.
Ten were built on Lot 61 in 1928 by Derby Works to a design by Sir Henry Fowler. They incorporated outside cylinders. They were initially numbered 11270-9, renumbered under the LMS 1933 renumbering scheme to 7100-9, and renumbered again in 1939 to 7160-9. Despite their small number, the LMS considered them standard locomotives. After nationalisation in 1948, BR added 40000 to their numbers making them 47160-9.
Withdrawals took place between 1959 and 1964. None has survived to preservation.
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[edit] References
- Rowledge, J.W.P (1975). Engines of the LMS, built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0902888 59 5.
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