‘C’ and ‘C1’ class
Vital Statistics |
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| Official Name |
‘C’ and ‘C1’ class |
| Nickname |
? |
| Water & Coal Storage |
Wooden-framed Tender |
| Water Capacity |
2,500 gallon |
| Coal Capacity |
5 tons |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-8-0 |
| Driven Wheels |
Eight 4ft 5½in wheels
3rd pair flangeless |
| Non-Driven Wheels |
none |
| Boiler Pressure |
175 psi |
| Grate Area |
20.5 sq.ft. |
| Tubes |
210 |
| Total Heating Area |
1,489 sq.ft. |
| Cylinders |
‘C’ Two inside 19½in diameter; 24in stroke
‘C1’ Two inside 18½in diameter; 24in stroke
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| Weight |
? tons ? cwt |
| Designer |
Mr. G. Whale |
| Number in Class |
‘C’ — 15;
‘C1’ — 34 |
| Lifetime |
1904—1962 |
In 1904 Mr. Whale  began decimating the compounds by converting the
‘A’ class into two-cylinder simples by replacing the
drive with two 19½in x 24in cylinders and new motion
but few other changes.
Sixteen had been converted by March 1906 when it
was realised larger boilers were needed (becoming the ‘D’
class ). However a number of ‘A’ class boilers were now
unused so the ‘C1’ version (34 engines) were rebuilt with
smaller 18½in x 24in cylinders.
Originally the
‘C’ class had sandboxes at the front only; later boxes at
the rear were usually added. Some were lined but some wore plain
black livery.
View the Genealogy of the 0-8-0 Design.
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