First standard locomotive for British Railways, 4-6-2 engine for fast service, completed at Crewe works; "Britannia" is one of 25 similar Class "7" engines; total weight 94 tons; tractive effort 32,150 lb; main frames of 1 1/4 in. thick steel plates, spaced 3 ft 2 1/2 in. apart; boiler has working pressure of 250 lb per sq in. and riveted joints throughout. (See also Engineer v 191 n 4958, 4959, Feb 2 1951 p 164, Feb 9 p 199-201, supp plate)
Standard British mixed traffic locomotive No. 70,000
Engineering
Engineering ; 171 , n 4436
1951
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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