GWR 2900 "Saint" Class No. 2999 Lady of Legend is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive completed in 2019 to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was based on the frames and boiler of 4900 "Hall" Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall, and was largely constructed at Didcot Railway Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, where it is now based. Described as "building the 78th Saint", the project started in the 1970s to look at building a new 'Saint', since none of the original class-members were preserved.
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GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend |
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2999 Lady of Legend at Didcot in April 2019. |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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Leading dia. | 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) |
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Driver dia. | 6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m) |
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Length | 63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m) |
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Width | 8 ft 11 in (2.718 m) |
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Height | 13 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.051 m) |
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Axle load | 18 long tons (18 t; 20 short tons) |
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Loco weight | 68.30 long tons (69.40 t; 76.50 short tons) |
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Tender weight | 43.15 long tons (43.84 t; 48.33 short tons) |
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Fuel capacity | 5 long tons (5.1 t; 5.6 short tons) |
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Water cap. | 3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 27.22 sq ft (2.529 m2) |
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Boiler | GWR Standard No. 1 (with variations) |
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Boiler pressure | 225 psi (1.55 MPa) (production series) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 154.94 sq ft (14.394 m2) |
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• Tubes and flues | 1,485.96 sq ft (138.050 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | "Swindon No. 3" |
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• Heating area | 307.52 sq ft (28.570 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two, outside |
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Cylinder size | 18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm) - 18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm) |
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Valve gear | Stephenson |
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Valve type | 10 inches (254 mm) piston valves |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 20,530 lbf (91.32 kN) - 24,395 lbf (108.51 kN) |
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Career |
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Class | 2900 or Saint |
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Power class | GWR: C BR: 4P |
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Numbers | 2999 |
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Official name | Lady of Legend |
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Axle load class | GWR: Red |
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Disposition | in service |
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