Ivatt J22 drawing

521 Series (J22) Saturated

Bird Notes

A new type of six-coupled goods engines with standard wheels was brought out in 1909, and is illustrated in Fig. 116.

Following are the leading dimensions:-

  • Cylinders 18-in. in diameter by 26-in. stroke; diameter of six-coupled wheels §-ft. 2-in.;
  • wheelbase: leading to driving 7-ft. 3-in., driving to trailing 9-ft., total 16-ft. 3-in.;
  • boiler: length of barrel 10-ft. 1-in., diameter (outside) +-ft. 8-in.; height of centre above rails 7-ft. 9g-in.; heating surface: firebox 120 sq. ft., tubes 1,130 sq. ft., total 1,250 sq. ft.; grate area 19 sq. ft.; working pressure 170 lb. per sq. in.;
  • weight of engine in working order 47 tons 6 cwt., distributed as follows: on leading wheels 15 tons 14 cwt., on driving wheels 17 tons and on trailing wheels 14 tons 12 cwt.

The tender is of the new type, weighing +3 tons 2 cwt. Twenty engines of this class have been built so far, bearing the following numbers:-

Date Doncaster No Engine No
1909 1242 31
.. 1243 32
.. 1246 33
.. 1247 34
.. 1249 35
.. 1251 36
.. 1252 37
.. 1253 38
.. 1254 39
.. 1255 40
1910 1266 21
.. 1267 22
.. 1268 23
.. 1269 24
.. 1270 25
.. 1271 26
.. 1272 27
.. 1273 28
.. 1274 29
.. 1275 30

Preserved Locomotives

No locos of this class have been preserved.

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