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Mr. J. Ramsbottom
1858 — DX Goods
1863 — 4ft Shunter
1870 — Special Tank
Mr. F.W. Webb
1873 — 17in Coal Engine
1880 — 18in Goods
1881 — Special DX
1881 — Coal Tanks
1893 — ‘A’ class
1894 — Crane Tank
1896 — Dock Tank
1901 — ‘B’ class
1903 — 1400 Class
Mr. G. Whale
1904 — ‘C’ class
1904 — ‘E’ class
1906 — ‘D’ class
1906 — ‘F’ class
1906 — ‘G’ class
1912 — ‘G1’ class
1906 — 19in Express Goods
Mr. C.J. Bowen Cooke
1911 — 1185 class
Capt. H.P.M. Beames
1923 — 380 class
Ex GCR
1919 — ‘MM’ class
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Dock Tank
Vital Statistics |
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| Official Name |
Dock Tank |
| Nickname |
Bissell Tank |
| Water & Coal Storage |
Square Saddle tanks and Bunker |
| Water Capacity |
620 gallon |
| Coal Capacity |
1 ton 10 cwt |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-4-2 |
| Driven Wheels |
Four 4ft 5½in wheels |
| Carrying Wheels |
Two disc 2ft 8in trailing wheels |
| Wheelbase |
7ft 3in + 8ft 3in |
| Total Wheelbase |
15ft 6in |
| Boiler |
?ft ?in diameter; ?ft ?in long |
| Boiler Pressure |
150 psi |
| Grate Area |
15 sq.ft. |
| Tubes |
186 |
| Total Heating Area |
967 sq.ft. |
| Cylinders |
Two inside 17in diameter; 24in stroke |
| Weight in full working order |
34 tons 17 cwt |
| Designer |
Mr. F.W. Webb |
| Number in Class |
20 |
| Lifetime |
1896—1956 |
Introduced in 1896 these small shunting tanks had the very short
wheelbase of 7ft 3in and a trailing Bissell truck 
with solid rear wheels to cope with the very sharp curves for use in docks.
Unusually the saddle tank was square in section, an inelegant design.
The cab was reasonably enclosed for the period but wooden
buffer beams were used, possibly their resilience being preferred for
shunting duties. A large toolbox was fitted on the right-hand
running plate .
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