Baldwin '794'
4-6-0 Pannier Tank Locomotive
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794 is a 4-6-0T locomotive of the Baldwin class 10-12-D. It was built for the Great War, one of a large number of similar machines. After the War, it was sold and exported to India, where it worked on a sugar plantation, carrying the name 'Tiger'.
It was imported from India in about 1985. Now owned by The Imperial War Museum, this loco has a complete rolling chassis but the boiler is in poor condition. Now transferred to Porthmadog, it is intended that a new boiler be fitted and the that loco will operate under the pseudonym 590, being almost identical to the original WHR locomotive of that number. The expensive new boiler will require substantial donations from members of the public.
Please contribute to the Peter Thomason "590" Memorial Fund and help rebuild Baldwin 794 as a replica of 590.
Specifications
| Builder | Baldwin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | January 1917 | ||
| Works number | 44699 | ||
| Type | Pannier tank 10-12-D ¹ | ||
| Wheel arrangement | 4-6-0 | ||
| Driving wheel diameter | 23½" | 597mm | |
| Tank capacity | 396 gallons | 1800 l | |
| Heating surface | 254.5 sq ft | 23.6m² | |
| Grate area | 5.6 sq ft | 0.52m² | |
| Boiler pressure | 178 psi | 1.23MPa | |
| Cylinders | Two off, 9" dia. x 12" | 229mm x 305mm | |
| Tractive effort | 5429 pounds | 24.15kN | at 85% boiler pressure |
| Weight | 14½ tons | in working order | |
| Maximum axle load | 3.46 tons | ||
| Arrived W.H.R. | June 2004 | ||
| Owner | Imperial War Museum | ||
¹ - explanation of the Baldwin Numbering Scheme.
See Also
- Baldwin '590' was a similar locomotive, also built for the Great War and later purchased for the WHR (more).
