BR Standard Class 8 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BR Standard Class 8 |
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| No.71000 "Duke of Gloucester" hammering across the Somerset Levels on the Torbay Express | |
| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Robert Riddles |
| Builder | BR Crewe Works |
| Build date | April 1954 |
| Total production | 1 |
| Configuration | 4-6-2 (Pacific) |
| UIC classification | 2′C1′h3 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) |
| Driver diameter | 6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) |
| Trailing wheel diameter | 3 ft 3 1⁄2 in (1.003 m) |
| Length | 67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Height | 13 ft 0 1⁄2 in (3.98 m) |
| Axle load | 22.00 long tons (24.64 short tons; 22.35 t) |
| Weight on drivers | 66.00 long tons (73.92 short tons; 67.06 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 101.25 long tons (113.40 short tons; 102.87 t) |
| Tender weight | BR1E: 55.50 long tons (62.16 short tons; 56.39 t) BR1J: 53.70 long tons (60.14 short tons; 54.56 t) |
| Tender type | 1954–1958: BR1E 1958–1962: BR1J |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 10 long tons (11 short tons; 10 t) |
| Water capacity | BR1E: 4,725 imp gal (21,480 l; 5,674 US gal) BR1J: 4,325 imp gal (19,660 l; 5,194 US gal) |
| Boiler | BR13 |
| Boiler pressure | 250 psi (1.72 MPa) |
| Fire grate area | 48.6 sq ft (4.52 m2) |
| Heating surface: Tubes and flues | 2,264 sq ft (210.3 m2) |
| Heating surface: Firebox | 226 sq ft (21.0 m2) |
| Superheater area | 677 sq ft (62.9 m2) |
| Cylinders | Three |
| Cylinder size | 18 in × 28 in (457 mm × 711 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 39,080 lbf (173.84 kN) |
| Factor of adhesion | 3.78 |
| Power class | 8P |
| Locale | London Midland Region |
| Withdrawn | December 1962 |
| Disposition | Preserved |
The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive made by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. Only an example was made. It was named Duke of Gloucester. It was made at Crewe Works in 1954. It is known as the Duke. It was a replacement for the destroyed Princess Royal Class vehicle number 46202 Princess Anne. It was involved in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail disaster of 1952.
Gallery
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Duke of Gloucester on an enthusiast railtour at Carmarthen railway station, 26 May 2007
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71000 on the 9th of June 2007 approaching Shap at slow speed, taken just 5 minutes before the locomotive failed at Penrith. The locomotive was approaching the hill at slow speed and incapable of much traction.
Sound
- 71000 passing St Andrew's Junction
- 'British Railways standard 3 cylinder 4-6-2 express passenger steam locomotive No. 71000' (HMSO, British Transport Commission: London, 1957), p. [58] (Performance and efficiency tests, Bulletin No. 15)
- 'British Railways standard class "8" locomotives' (Engineer: 1954, 197, 81)
- 'B.R. class 8 4-6-2 locomotive No. 71000' (Locomotive, Railway Carriage and Wagon Review: 1954, 60)
- 'British Railways prototype class '8" express passenger locomotive' (Railway Magazine: 1954, 100)
- Clarke, David: Riddles Class 6/7 Standard Pacifics (Locomotives in Detail volume 5) (Ian Allan: Hinckley, 2006) ISBN: 0711031770
- Herring, Peter: Classic British Steam Locomotives (Abbeydale Press: London, 2000) Section "BR Standard Class 8" ISBN: 1861470576
- Hopkins, Danny and Streeter, Tony: 'The Duke's Bad Day' (Steam Railway Magazine: 2007, 338)
- Langston, Keith: Made in Crewe: 150 Years of Engineering Excellence (Mortons Media: Horncastle, 2006), ISBN: 0955286808
- Nock, O.S.: 'Performance and efficiency tests on B.R. class 8 locomotive' (Engineer: 1957, 204)
- Gilbert, Dr. P. T. (Ed.): A Detailed History Of BR Standard Steam Locomotives. Volume 1. Background to Standardisation and Pacific Classes (Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (RCTS): 1994) ISBN: 0-901115-81-9
Images for kids
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71000 Duke of Gloucester on the East Lancashire Railway. Note British Caprotti valve gear.
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No 71000 Duke of Gloucester on the East Lancashire Railway
