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Tom Rolt (locomotive)

Tom Rolt
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderTalyllyn Railway
Build date1991
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-2T
Gauge2 ft 3 in (686 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 0 in (610 mm)[1]
Trailing dia.1 ft 4 in (406 mm)
Wheelbase9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)[1]
Length18 ft 8.5 in (5.70 m)
Loco weight14 long tons 5 cwt (14.5 t; 16.0 short tons)[1]
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)[1]
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size8+1⁄2 in × 12 in (216 mm × 305 mm)[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort5,527 lbf (24.59 kN)[1]
Career
OperatorsTalyllyn Railway
Numbers7

Tom Rolt is a narrow gauge steam locomotive constructed by the Talyllyn Railway, using parts from an Andrew Barclay locomotive built in 1949 for Bord na Móna.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bate 2001, page 257
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