BR Standard Class 8

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BR Standard Class 8
No.71000 "Duke of Gloucester" hammering across the Somerset Levels on the Torbay Express
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Robert Riddles Builder BR Crewe Works Build date April 1954 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 (Pacific)  • UIC 2′C1′h3 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 2 in (1.880 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Length 67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) Width 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) Height 13 ft 0+1⁄2 in (3.98 m) Axle load 22.00 long tons (24.64 short tons; 22.35 t) Adhesive weight 66.00 long tons (73.92 short tons; 67.06 t) Loco weight 101.25 long tons (113.40 short tons; 102.87 t) Tender weight BR1E: 55.50 long tons (62.16 short tons; 56.39 t) BR1J: 53.70 long tons (60.14 short tons; 54.56 t) Tender type 1954–1958: BR1E 1958–1962: BR1J Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 10 long tons (11 short tons; 10 t) Water cap BR1E: 4,725 imp gal (21,480 L; 5,674 US gal) BR1J: 4,325 imp gal (19,660 L; 5,194 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 48.6 sq ft (4.52 m2) Boiler BR13 Boiler pressure 250 psi (1.72 MPa) Heating surface:  • Tubes and flues 2,264 sq ft (210.3 m2)  • Firebox 226 sq ft (21.0 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 677 sq ft (62.9 m2) Cylinders Three Cylinder size 18 in × 28 in (457 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 39,080 lbf (173.84 kN) Factor of adh. 3.78
Career Operators British Railways Power class 8P Numbers 71000 Locale London Midland Region Withdrawn December 1962 Disposition Preserved

Hear 71000 at work

71000 passing St Andrew's Junction

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The BR Standard Class 8 is a single 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive made in 1954 for British Railways. It was named Duke of Gloucester. It was made to replace an engine that was destroyed in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail disaster [en] of 1952.