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| Dave Cooper and Brian Palmer working to refit the smokebox door 30 September. |
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| The “complete” loco is seen on shed on 15 October. No it isn’t in steam - that’s L92 being lit up next to it. |
| Phot © J.Brodribb 2013 |
We hope that members will be interested in recent work to cosmetically restore 0-4-2T No 1420 to looking like a real locomotive. The boiler cladding has been replaced and the chimney refitted, and although there was some muttering about whether it was a worthwhile use of time there is no doubt that the iconic SDR loco now looks much better. Let's hope it helps it get pushed up the list for restoration to working order.
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| A photographic charter group sponsored the painting of 1420 into full B.R. lined black livery and very smart it looked too! Only two 14XX locos are believed to have received this livery, one of them being one of the regular Ashburton Branch engines, 1470. A re-creation of a genuine Ashburton branch auto wasn't, therefore, be long in appearing! | |
| Specification: | |
| Cylinders - Diameter: 16 inches Stroke: 24 inches | Heating Surface -
Fire Tubes, 869.8 sq. feet Fire box, 83.2 sq. feet. Total 953.0 sq feet |
| Boiler - Barrel: 10 feet 0 inches; Diameter Outside: 3 feet 9.125 inches and 3 feet 10 inches | Area of fire grate: 12.8 sq. feet |
| Firebox - Outside: 4 feet 6 inches by 4 feet
Inside: 3 feet 9 15/16 inches by 4 feet and 3 feet 4 inches Height: 5 feet 5.5 inches |
Wheels -
Coupled, 5 feet 2 inches Pony Truck, 3 feet 8 inches |
| Tubes-
Fire Tubes: No. 193: diameter 1.625 inches; length 10 feet 10.187 inches. Fire Tubes: No. 2: diameter 5.125 inches; Length 10 feet 10.187 inches |
Water Capacity of Tank - 800 gallons
Working Pressure - 165 lbs per sq.inch Tractive Effort - 13,900 lbs |
| Total Weight of Engine | 41 Tons 6Cwt Full
35 tons 1 Cwt Empty |
Introduced: 1932
Number Range: 4800 to 4874 (Auto fitted for working with trailer cars)
and 5800 to 5819
Renumbered to 14xx series on introduction of oil firing.
Duties: Light branch line passenger traffic
Data derived from GWR Engines - Names, Numbers and Classes 1946
Examples Preserved: 1420, 1442 (static at Tiverton), 1450, 1466 (GWS Didcot)
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