GER T26 Class No. 490

GER No.490
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Tender Engine
Gauge:	4 ft 8 1/2 in
History -
Designer:	James Holden
Livery:	GER Ultramarine Dark Blue
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Stratford Works
Build Date:	January 1895
Service:
Former Operators:	Great Eastern Railway London North Eastern Railway British Railways
No.	490
Former Numbers:	7490; 7802; 2785 (LNER) 62785 (BR)
Years in Operation:	1895 - 1922 1923 - 1947 1948 - 1959
Disposition:	Preserved: Display
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	2-4-0+T
UIC-Classification:	1B n2
Axle No.	3
Boiler & Firebox:
Original Boiler Pressure:	140/60 p.s.i.
Cylinders:
Cylinders (Dia. x Stroke):	17.5 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Operation:
Water Capacity:	2, 640 Imperial Gallons
Coal Capacity:	5.1 Tons
Weight of Locomotive:	40.9 Tons
Total Weight:	72 Tons
Weight of Tender(s):	31.1 Tons
Performance Statistics:
Tractive Effort:	12,863/14,700 lbf (57.22/65.39 kN)
Dimensions:
Total Length:	48 ft 2 in (14.68 m)
Valves & Motion:
Valve Gear:	Stephenson

No.490 is a 2-4-0 tender steam locomotive.

History

No.490 was built in January 1895 at Stratford Works for the Great Eastern Railway as part of their T26 class as designed by James Holden in 1891 to a similar design as the T19. It continued in service until 1923 when the London North Eastern Railway took over the Great Eastern Railway.

Where it was renumbered three times before passing into British Railways ownership as number 2785 (renumbered 62785 by BR). Finally in December 1959 it was withdrawn from service as the last 2-4-0 ever to operate on British Railways. It was donated to the National Railway Museum of the UK in York. It has been on display at Bressingham ever since.

Trivia

• No.490 is often forgotten as being preserved.
• The toy company Matchbox has produced a model of No.490 on a flatbed truck for the Models of Yesteryear series. It is unknown if a tender exists for the model or not, though it likely doesn't.

Bibliography

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Peppercorn A2 Class	No.60532 'Blue Peter'
B1 Class	No.1264 • No.61306
D49 Class	No.246 'Morayshire'
V2 Class	No.4771 'Green Arrow'
Y1 Class	No.59
J94 Class	No.8077 • No.8078
K4 Class	No.3442 'The Great Marquess' (Originally 'MacCailein Mor')
K1 Class	No.62005
V2 Class	No.4771 'Green Arrow'
Y1 Class	No.59
J52 Class	No.1247
C1/C2 Class	No.251 • No.990 'Henry Oakley'
N2 Class	No.1744
M1/Q Class	No.1621
1463 Class	No.1463
901 Class	No.910
1001 Class	No.1275
Q6 Class	No.2238
Q7 Class	No.901
J21 Class	No.876
J27 Class	No.2392
ES1 Class	No.ES1
X1 Class	No.66 'Aerolite'
H Class	No.1310 • No.985
E1 Class	No.69023
F Class	No.49 'Gordon Highlander'
Y9 Class	No.42
K Class	No.256 'Glen Douglas'
J36 Class	No.673 'Maude'
T26 Class	No.490
G58 Class	No.1217
Y14 Class	No.564
S56 Class	No.87
209 Class	No.229
L77 Class	No.999
S69 Class	No.8572
8K Class	No.102
11F Class	No.506 'Butler-Henderson'