GER Class C32

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-2T
• UIC	1B1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia.	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Length	34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) over buffers
Axle load	15.30 long tons (15.55 t)
Adhesive weight	29.25 long tons (29.72 t)
Loco weight	58.60 long tons (59.54 t)
Fuel capacity	3.25 long tons (3.30 t)
Water cap.	1,460 imp gal (6,600 L; 1,750 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	18.0 sq ft (1.67 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	100.9 sq ft (9.37 m2)
• Tubes	1,063.8 sq ft (98.83 m2)
• Total surface	1,164.7 sq ft (108.20 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Loco brake	Westinghouse air
Train brakes	Westinghouse air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	James Holden
Builder	Stratford Works
Build date	1893–1895 (40), 1902 (10)
Total produced	50

GER Class C32
LNER Class F3
GER Class C32; LNER Class F3
	GER 1085, one of the condenser-fitted R33 batch in an undated photograph
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	James Holden
Builder	Stratford Works
Build date	1893–1895 (40), 1902 (10)
Total produced	50
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-2T
• UIC	1B1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia.	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Length	34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) over buffers
Axle load	15.30 long tons (15.55 t)
Adhesive weight	29.25 long tons (29.72 t)
Loco weight	58.60 long tons (59.54 t)
Fuel capacity	3.25 long tons (3.30 t)
Water cap.	1,460 imp gal (6,600 L; 1,750 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	18.0 sq ft (1.67 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	100.9 sq ft (9.37 m2)
• Tubes	1,063.8 sq ft (98.83 m2)
• Total surface	1,164.7 sq ft (108.20 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Loco brake	Westinghouse air
Train brakes	Westinghouse air
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	14,700 lbf (65.39 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Eastern Railway; → London and North Eastern Railway; → British Railways;
Class	GER: 32; LNER: F3;
Power class	BR: 1P
Axle load class	LNER: Route availability 3
Withdrawn	1936–1953
Disposition	All scrapped

The GER Class C32 was a class of fifty 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by James Holden and built by the company's Stratford Works between 1892 and 1902. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification F3.

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