Rebuilt
| GER Class A55R | |
|---|---|
| As rebuilt to an 0-8-0 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Rebuilder | Stratford Works |
| Rebuild date | 1906 |
| Number rebuilt | 1 |
| Configuration | 0-8-0 |
| UIC classification | D n2 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) |
| Wheelbase | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) |
| Length | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) over buffers |
| Locomotive weight | 54 tons 6.75 cwt (121,700 lb or 55.2 t) |
| Tender weight | 38 tons 5 cwt (85,700 lb or 38.9 t) |
| Locomotive & tender combined weight |
92 tons 11.75 cwt (207,400 lb or 94.1 t) |
| Boiler | Inside length: 12 ft 11 3⁄4 in (3.956 m) Diameter: 4 ft 9 in (1.448 m) |
| Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
| Heating surface: Tubes |
1,738 sq ft (161.5 m2) |
| Heating surface: Flues |
22.9 square feet (2.13 m2) |
| Heating surface: Firebox |
131 sq ft (12.2 m2) |
| Heating surface: Total |
1,869 sq ft (173.6 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 18.5 in × 24 in (470 mm × 610 mm) |
| Career | Great Eastern Railway |
| Number | 20 |
| Scrapped | 1913 |
As the locomotive was therefore surplus to requirements, it was rebuilt in 1906, and converted into an 0-8-0 freight tender engine. The rebuild included a new boiler with a Belpaire firebox and a standard GE high-sided goods locomotive tender.
Number 20 was then assigned to March district for hauling coal trains, but proved no more capable than the Class G58 locomotives. The design was therefore not repeated, and the locomotive remained the only eight-coupled engine of the GER.
It was scrapped in 1913 as nonstandard after a short working life.
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