GWR 4073 Class No. 7029 Clun Castle
Designer(s)
Charles Collett
Rail gauge
4 Foot 8 Inches
Valve gear
Inside cylinders:
Walschaerts Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars.
Cylinders
Four (two inside, two outside)
Boiler type
GWR Standard No. 8
Boiler pressure
225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Bore stroke
16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm)
Firegrate area
29.36 sq ft (2.728 m2)
Heating area
262.6 sq ft (24.40 m2) (Collett)
295.0 sq ft (27.41 m2) (Hawksworth)
Tractive effort
31,625 lbf (140.68 kN)
British Railways (BR) No. 7029 , named Clun Castle , is a GWR 4073 class , also known as the Castle class, 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type steam locomotive built by the BR's Swindon Works in May 1950.
As of today, it is currently owned and operated by the Tyseley Locomotive Works in Tyseley, England. Its most recent overhaul was completed in October 2017 and it is currently mainline certified in excursion service.
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