West Country class locomotives

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Country_class_locomotives
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_class
gptkbp:boilerPressure 250 psi
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkbp:category gptkb:Preserved_steam_locomotives_of_Great_Britain
4-6-2 locomotives
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Oliver_Bulleid
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:coal
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Country class locomotives
gptkbp:introduced 1945
gptkbp:length 67 ft 4 in
gptkbp:notableFeature lightweight construction
air-smoothed casing
chain-driven valve gear
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:34028_Eddystone
gptkb:34046_Braunton
gptkb:34067_Tangmere
gptkb:34092_City_of_Wells
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 3
16.375 in × 24 in
gptkbp:operator gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:powers steam
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:SR_Lord_Nelson_class
gptkbp:preservedUnits 21
gptkbp:primaryUse express passenger trains
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_England
gptkbp:successor gptkb:BR_Standard_Class_7
gptkbp:tenderCapacity 5,000 imperial gallons
gptkbp:totalProduced 110
gptkbp:tractiveEffort 31,046 lbf
gptkbp:wheelArrangement 4-6-2
gptkbp:withdrawn 1967
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bulleid_Firth_Brown_wheels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7