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Battle of Britain class locomotives
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Britain_class_locomotives
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:BB_class
gptkbp:boilerPressure
250 psi
gptkbp:conservationStatus
several preserved and operational
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
gptkb:Bluebell_Railway
gptkb:Mid_Hants_Railway
gptkb:Spa_Valley_Railway
gptkb:Severn_Valley_Railway
gptkb:Great_Central_Railway
gptkb:Swanage_Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
gptkbp:date
1945–1950
gptkbp:designer
gptkb:Oliver_Bulleid
gptkbp:fuelType
gptkb:coal
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Battle of Britain class locomotives
gptkbp:length
67 ft 4 in
gptkbp:livery
gptkb:Malachite_green
BR black
BR blue
BR green
gptkbp:namedAfter
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Spam_Can
gptkbp:notableExample
gptkb:34053_Sir_Keith_Park
gptkb:34059_Sir_Archibald_Sinclair
gptkb:34067_Tangmere
gptkb:34072_257_Squadron
gptkb:34081_92_Squadron
gptkb:34092_City_of_Wells
34070 Manston
34077 603 Squadron
gptkbp:notableFeature
air-smoothed casing
chain-driven valve gear
light axle load
gptkbp:numberOfEngines
3
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkbp:powers
steam
gptkbp:preservedIn
17
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:West_Country_class_locomotives
gptkbp:restored
rebuilt with conventional boilers (1957–1961)
gptkbp:totalProduced
110
gptkbp:tractiveEffort
31,046 lbf
gptkbp:usedFor
express passenger trains
mixed traffic
gptkbp:wheelArrangement
4-6-2
gptkbp:withdrawn
1963–1967
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bulleid_Firth_Brown_wheels
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7