Furness Railway D5 Class Explained

Furness Railway 1 class 0-6-0
Furness Railway Class D5 0-6-0
Powertype:Steam
Designer:W. F. Pettigrew
Builder:North British Locomotive Co. (15),
Kitson & Co. (4)
Builddate:1913–20
Totalproduction:19
Whytetype:0-6-0
Uicclass:C n2
Driverdiameter:4feet
Locoweight:1913 batch:
Remainder:
Boilerpressure:1702NaN2
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:18x
Valvegear:Stephenson
Tractiveeffort:219352NaN2
Operator:Furness Railway » London, Midland and Scottish Railway » British Railways
Operatorclass:FR: 1 ("D5")
Fleetnumbers:FR: 1–2; 19–35
LMS: 12494–12512
BR: 52494; 52499; 52501; 52508–52510
Locale:London Midland Region
Withdrawndate:1930–1957
Disposition:All scrapped

The Furness Railway 1 class 0-6-0 (classified "D5" by Bob Rush) was a class of nineteen 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built between 1913 and 1920. Four were built by Kitson and Company and 15 by North British Locomotive Company (NBL).All 19 were assigned London, Midland and Scottish Railway numbers but only six survived long enough to be assigned a British Railways number.

History

The Class D5 0-6-0 was the final development of the Furness Railway six-coupled goods engine. The class utilised the standardised 4feet wheels and 18x cylinders of which W. F. Pettigrew had become a great proponent. To gain the extra traction, Pettigrew increased the boiler pressure to 1702NaN2.[1] from the 1502NaN2 of the D3 and 1602NaN2 of the D4.[2]

Construction

Initially only four were built but, during World War I, a further fifteen were added, all of which had boilers six inches longer than the first four, making them generally more capable but two tonnes heavier.[3]

Performance

The D5 was the largest and most powerful of the mineral engines on the Furness Railway and like many of the 0-6-0 class locomotives on the Furness Railway it was fitted with vacuum brakes and steam heating. This permitted it to be used on excursions and railtours.[4]

Numbering

FR
No. 		Manufacturer Serial
No. 		Year LMS
No. 		BR
No. 		Withdrawn
1 North British Locomotive 20073 1913 12494 52494 1956[5]
2 North British Locomotive 20074 1913 12495 — 1932[6]
25 North British Locomotive 20075 1913 12496 — 1932[7]
26 North British Locomotive 20076 1913 12497 — 1935[8]
27 North British Locomotive 20865 1914 12498 — 1932[9]
28 North British Locomotive 20866 1914 12499 52499 1957[10]
19 Kitson and Company 5195 1918 12500 — 1932[11]
20 Kitson and Company 5196 1918 12501 52501 1957[12]
21 Kitson and Company 5197 1918 12502 — 1930[13]
22 Kitson and Company 5198 1918 12503 — 1930[14]
23 North British Locomotive 21993 1918 12504 — 1932[15]
24 North British Locomotive 21994 1918 12505 — 1930[16]
29 North British Locomotive 21995 1918 12506 — 1930[17]
30 North British Locomotive 21996 1918 12507 — 1935[18]
31 North British Locomotive 22572 1920 12508 52508 1950[19]
32 North British Locomotive 22573 1920 12509 52509 1956[20]
33 North British Locomotive 22574 1920 12510 52510 1957[21]
34 North British Locomotive 22575 1920 12511 — 1932[22]
35 North British Locomotive 22576 1920 12512 — 1932[23]

Withdrawal

Withdrawals began on 1930 when four, Nos. 12502–03/05–06 were withdrawn. Six survived into BR service, being the only ex-Furness Railway locomotives to survive into BR ownership. The last were withdrawn in 1957 and none of the class were preserved.

Year Quantity in
service at
start of year 		Quantity
withdrawn 		Locomotive numbers Notes
1930 19 4 align=left 12502–03/05–06 align=left
1932 15 7 align=left 12495–96/98/500/04/11–12 align=left
1935 8 2 align=left 12497/507 align=left
1950 6 1 align=left 52508 align=left
1956 5 2 align=left 52494/509 align=left
1957 3 3 align=left 52499/501/510 align=left

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Furness Railway: locomotive history. 27 October 2010.
  2. Web site: J.D.H.. Smith. Furness Railway steam locomotives. 27 October 2010.
  3. Web site: Furness Railway: locomotive history. 27 October 2010.
  4. Web site: Furness Railway: locomotive history. 27 October 2010.
  5. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52494. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  6. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12495. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  7. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12496. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  8. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12497. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  9. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12498. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  10. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52499. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  11. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12500. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  12. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52501. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  13. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12502. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  14. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12503. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  15. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12504. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  16. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12505. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  17. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12506. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  18. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12507. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  19. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52508. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  20. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52509. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  21. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 52510. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  22. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12511. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.
  23. Web site: British Railway Steam Locomotive 12512. Rail UK. 27 October 2010.

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