CGR class H1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0+0-4-2T
Gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Leading dia.	1 ft 9 in (533 mm)
Driver dia.	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Trailing dia.	1 ft 9 in (533 mm)
Wheelbase	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Length	41 ft 5 in (12.62 m)
Height	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Axle load	7 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons)
Loco weight	39 long tons (40 t; 44 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons (2.03 t; 2.24 short tons)
Water cap.	1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1,210 kPa) (Super heated)
Cylinders	Four, outside
Cylinder size	10 in × 16 in (254 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts, piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Serial number	6629
Build date	1930

Ceylon Government Railways Class H1
Ceylon Government Railways Class H1
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Serial number	6629
Build date	1930
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0+0-4-2T
Gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Leading dia.	1 ft 9 in (533 mm)
Driver dia.	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Trailing dia.	1 ft 9 in (533 mm)
Wheelbase	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Length	41 ft 5 in (12.62 m)
Height	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Axle load	7 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons)
Loco weight	39 long tons (40 t; 44 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons (2.03 t; 2.24 short tons)
Water cap.	1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1,210 kPa) (Super heated)
Cylinders	Four, outside
Cylinder size	10 in × 16 in (254 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts, piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,866 lb (7,197 kg)
Operators
Career
Operators	Udupussallawa railway and Kelani Valley Line
Class	H1
Power class	F
Number in class	1
Locale	Ceylon
First run	1930
Withdrawn	1972
Scrapped	1981

The CGR Class H1 was a 2-4-0+0-4-2 T Garratt steam locomotive built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, England for the Ceylon Government Railway (CGR), now Sri Lanka Railways. Only one locomotive of this type was built, and its CGR plate number was 293.^[1]

Description

This locomotive entered service with the CGR in 1931. It was originally used for working passenger and freight services on the narrow gauge (2 ft 6in) Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) between Nanu Oya and Ragala, via Nuwara Eliya. No. 293 met with a serious accident near Nuwara Eliya in 1942 while hauling a freight train at excessive speed. It was returned to service in 1944 following repairs. Until the 1960s, H1 no. 293 was occasionally used on the Kelani Valley narrow gauge line. Withdrawn from service in 1972, it was scrapped in 1981.

References

^ "Archived copy". www.railwaymuseum.lk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy". www.railwaymuseum.lk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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CGR class H1

Description

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