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The system was capable of producing about 300 kg (660 lb) of steam per hour at 12 atm (1,200 kPa) pressure. It weighed about 7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons), increasing the weight of the locomotive from 35 t (34 long tons; 39 short tons) to 42 t (41 long tons; 46 short tons), and allowed a saving of 700–1,200 kg (1,500–2,600 lb) of coal ...
A preserved GWR 4500 Class steam locomotive, showing power classification "C" on a yellow route restriction disc, on the upper cab side-sheet. On 1 July 1905 the Great Western Railway (GWR) introduced a system for denoting both the haulage capabilities and the weight restrictions which applied to their various classes of locomotive.
Collett successfully argued with the GWR's General Manager, Sir Felix Pole, that had the axle-loading restriction of 19.5 long tons (19,800 kg) of the "Castle" class been increased to the maximum allowable of 22.5 long tons (22,900 kg), an even more powerful locomotive could have been created.
Whilst King Edward I was saved in 1974, King Edward II remained at the scrapyard due to the rear driving wheels being flame-cut following a derailment at Woodham Brothers. . However, as part of the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway in 1985, the hulk was acquired by Harvey's of Bristol, and was moved to a bay platform at Bristol Temple Meads railway station called the Fish Do
Most powerful steam locomotive ever static tested. PRR S1: Pennsylvania Railroad: 6100 Altoona Works: 1939 Steam 6-4-4-6: 487 tonnes (537 short tons) 76,403 pounds-force (340 kN) 7,200 horsepower (5,369 kW) Fast passenger steam locomotive; the magazine Popular Mechanics cites 1941 a speed of 133.4 mph (214.7 km/h) PRR S2: Pennsylvania Railroad ...
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LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is officially the fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) on 3 July 1938. LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934. 41 018 climbing the Schiefe Ebene with 01 1066 as pusher locomotive (video 34.4 MB)