| SECR E class |
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 SECR E class 273 at Cannon Street |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-4-0 |
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| • UIC | |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Leading dia. | 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) |
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| Driver dia. | 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m) |
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| Length | 55 ft 3 in (16.840 m) |
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| Loco weight | 52 long tons 5 cwt (117,000 lb or 53.1 t) |
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| Tender weight | 39 long tons 2 cwt (87,600 lb or 39.7 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 4 long tons 0 cwt (9,000 lb or 4.1 t) |
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| Water cap. | 3,450 imp gal (15,700 L; 4,140 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 21+1⁄4 sq ft (1.97 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure | 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 136 sq ft (12.6 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 1,396 sq ft (129.7 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,532 sq ft (142.3 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Stephenson |
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| Career |
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| Operators | |
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| Class | E |
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| Locale | Southern Region |
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| Withdrawn | - E: 1951, 1953–1955
- E1: 1949–1951, 1958-1961
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| Disposition | 11 rebuilt to E1 class
all later scrapped |
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The SECR E class was a class of 4-4-0 tender locomotives designed by Harry Wainwright for express passenger trains on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. It was a larger version of the D class incorporating a Belpaire firebox
