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TORNADO

 

 

 

 

 

LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tornado, 14 December 2008

 

 

 

Power type

 

Steam

 

 

 

Designer

 

Arthur Peppercorn (original designer)

 

 

 

Builder

 

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

 

 

 

Build date

 

1994–2008

 

 

 

Configuration

 

4-6-2

 

 

 

Leading wheel

diameter

 

3 ft 2 in (0.97 m)

 

 

 

Driver diameter

 

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

 

 

 

Trailing wheel

diameter

 

3 ft 8 in (1.12 m)

 

 

 

Length

 

72 ft 11.75 in (22.24 m)

 

 

 

Width

 

9 ft 2.875 in (2.82 m)

 

 

 

Height

 

13 ft (3.96 m)

 

 

 

Axle load

 

22.1 long tons (22.5 t)

 

 

 

Weight on drivers

 

66.55 long tons (67.62 t)

 

 

 

Locomotive weight

 

105.2 long tons (106.9 t)[1]

 

 

 

Tender weight

 

60.9 long tons (61.9 t)

 

 

 

Locomotive & tender

combined weight

 

166.1 long tons (168.8 t)

 

 

 

Fuel type

 

Coal

 

 

 

Fuel capacity

 

7.5 long tons (7.6 t))

 

 

 

Water capacity

 

6,000 imp gal (27,000 L))

 

 

 

Boiler

 

Diagram 118

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) diameter

29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) length

 

 

 

Boiler pressure

 

250 psi (1,700 kPa)

 

 

 

Firegrate area

 

50.0 sq ft (4.65 m2)

 

 

 

Heating surface:

Tubes

 

1,211.6 sq ft (112.56 m2)

 

 

 

Heating surface:

Flues

 

1,004.5 sq ft (93.32 m2)

 

 

 

Heating surface:

Firebox

 

245.3 sq ft (22.79 m2)

 

 

 

Heating surface:

Total

 

2,461.4 sq ft (228.67 m2)

 

 

 

Superheater area

 

697.7 sq ft (64.82 m2)

 

 

 

Cylinder size

 

19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm)

 

 

 

Top speed

 

100 mph (160 km/h) design[2]

75 mph (121 km/h) certified

 

 

 

Tractive effort

 

2,700 metric horsepower (2,000 kW)

 

 

 

Number

 

60163 (display)

98863 (TOPS)

 

 

 

Official name

 

Tornado

 

 

 

Axle load class

 

Route availability 9

 

 

 

First run

 

29 July 2008

 

 

 

Disposition

 

Operational. Approved for 75 mph (121 km/h) running on the Network Rail main line.

 

 

60163 Tornado is a main-line steam locomotive built in Darlington, England. Completed in 2008, Tornado was the first such locomotive built in the United Kingdom since Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, in 1960. Designed to meet modern safety and certification standards, Tornado runs on the UK rail network and on mainline-connected heritage railways. The locomotive is named after the Panavia Tornado military jet.

 

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